Melanoblossia

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Melanoblossia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Melanoblossiidae
Genus: Melanoblossia
Purcell, 1903
Type species
Melanoblossia braunsi
Purcell, 1903
Species

5, see text

Melanoblossia is a genus of melanoblossiid camel spiders, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903. [1]

Species

As of April 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following five species: [2]

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References

  1. Purcell, W. F. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African Solpugidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 1–12.
  2. "Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.