Amusia (spider)

Amusia is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by Albert Tullgren in 1910.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only two species: A. cataracta and A. murina.[1]

Amusia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Amusia
Tullgren, 1910[1]
Type species
A. murina
Tullgren, 1910
Species
  • A. cataracta Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
  • A. murina Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa

References

  1. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Amusia Tullgren, 1910". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. Tullgren, A. (1910), "Araneae", Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6622


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