Rhagodista

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Rhagodista
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Rhagodidae
Genus: Rhagodista
Kraus, 1959
Species:
R. diabolica
Binomial name
Rhagodista diabolica
Kraus, 1959

Rhagodista is a monotypic genus of rhagodid camel spiders, first described by Otto Kraus in 1959. [1] Its single species, Rhagodista diabolica is distributed in Iran. [2]

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References

  1. Kraus, Otto (1959). "Solifugen aus dem Iran (Arach.)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 40: 93–98.
  2. "Rhagodista Kraus, 1959". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.