Heriaesynaema

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Heriaesynaema
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Heriaesynaema
Caporiacco, 1939 [1]
Species:
H. flavipes
Binomial name
Heriaesynaema flavipes
Caporiacco, 1939

Heriaesynaema is a monotypic genus of African crab spiders containing the single species, Heriaesynaema flavipes. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1939, [2] and is found in Ethiopia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Heriaesynaema Caporiacco, 1939". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. Caporiacco, L. di (1939), "Arachnida", Missione biologica nel paese dei Borana