Anokopsis

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Anokopsis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Anokopsis
Bauab & Soares, 1980 [1]
Species:
A. avitoides
Binomial name
Anokopsis avitoides
Bauab & Soares, 1980 [1]

Anokopsis is a genus of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). Its single described species, Anokopsis avitoides, is found in Brazil. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Anokopsis Bauab & Soares, 1980", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-10