Australoechemus celer

Australoechemus celer is a species of ground spider of the family Gnaphosidae that is endemic in Cape Verde.[1] The species was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt and Friedhelm Piepho in 1994. It occurs on the islands of Sal and Santiago.[2]

Australoechemus celer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Australoechemus
Species:
A. celer
Binomial name
Australoechemus celer
Schmidt & Piepho, 1994

Description

The male holotype measures about 5 mm.[3]

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References
  1. World Spider Catalog (2018). "Australoechemus celer". Natural History Museum Bern.
  2. García, Macías & Oromí, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. [Preliminary lists of forest species of Cape Verde] Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 63
  3. Schmidt, Geisthardt & Piepho (1994). "Zur Kenntnis der Spinnenfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln (Arachnida: Araneida)" (PDF). Mitteilungen des internationalen entomologischen Vereins (in German). 19 (3/4): 103–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012.


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