Aprusia

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Aprusia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Aprusia
Simon, 1893
Type species
Aprusia strenuus
Simon, 1893
Species

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Diversity
8 species

Aprusia is a genus of goblin spiders in the family Oonopidae, containing eight accepted species. Seven species are endemic to Sri Lanka and the other species is endemic to India.

Species

As of February 2022 it contains eight species: [1]

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References

  1. "Gen. Aprusia Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 12 February 2022.