Microdrassus

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Microdrassus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Microdrassus
Dalmas, 1919 [1]
Species:
M. inaudax
Binomial name
Microdrassus inaudax
(Simon, 1898)

Microdrassus is a monotypic genus of East African ground spiders containing the single species, Microdrassus inaudax. It was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1919, [2] and has only been found in Seychelles. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Microdrassus Dalmas, 1919". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. Dalmas, R. de (1919). "Catalogue des araignées du genre Leptodrassus (Gnaphosidae) d'après les matériaux de la collection E. Simon au Museum d'Histoire naturelle". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1919: 243–250. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7927.