Haedanula

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Haedanula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Haedanula
Caporiacco, 1941 [1]
Species:
H. subinermis
Binomial name
Haedanula subinermis
Caporiacco, 1941

Haedanula is a monotypic genus of African crab spiders containing the single species, Haedanula subinermis. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1941, [2] and is found in Ethiopia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Haedanula Caporiacco, 1941". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. Caporiacco, L. di (1941). "Arachnida (esc. Acarina). Araneae". Missione Biologica Sagan-Omo, Reale Accademia d'Italia, Roma. 12: 46–175.