Clastes

Clastes is a monotypic genus of huntsman spiders containing the single species, Clastes freycineti. It was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837,[2] and is found in Papua New Guinea and on the Moluccas.[1]

Clastes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Clastes
Walckenaer, 1837[1]
Species:
C. freycineti
Binomial name
Clastes freycineti

See also

References

  1. "Gen. Clastes Walckenaer, 1837". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. Walckenaer, C. A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Aptères. pp. 1–682. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61095.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.