May (spider)

May is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae. It was first described in 2015 by Peter Jäger and Henrik Krehenwinkel.[1]

May
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: May
Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015[1]
Type species
May bruno
Species

See text.

Species

As of April 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, all found in southern Africa:[1]

  • May ansie Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015Namibia
  • May bruno Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015 (type species) – South Africa
  • May norm Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015 – Namibia
  • May rudy Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015 – Namibia
gollark: I am egglocked most of the time in the interests of efficiency though.
gollark: I always seem to be egglocked when cool stuff is being offered.
gollark: Leave-dummy-egg trades for gifting are quite cømmon.
gollark: Ah, the nocturnes, yes; it's all they're good for, really, temporary trade fodder.
gollark: It might be a "leave dummy egg" one.

References

  1. "Gen. May Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-22.


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