Phlegra simplex

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Phlegra simplex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Phlegra
Species:
P. simplex
Binomial name
Phlegra simplex
Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000

Phlegra simplex is a jumping spider species in the genus Phlegra that lives in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. [1] [2] The male was first described in 2000. [2]

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References

  1. Wesołowska, W.; Russell-Smith, A. (2000). "Jumping spiders from Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania (Araneae Salticidae)". Tropical Zoology. 13 (1): 11–127. doi: 10.1080/03946975.2000.10531126 .
  2. 1 2 World Spider Catalog (2017). "Phlegra simplex Wesolowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2000". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 July 2017.