Smionia

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Smionia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus:Smionia
Dalmas, 1920 [1]
Type species
S. capensis
Dalmas, 1920
Species

Smionia is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1920. [2] As of May 2019 it contains only two species: S. capensis and S. lineatipes . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Smionia Dalmas, 1920". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. Dalmas, R. de (1920). "Deux nouveaux genres d'araignées de la famille des Gnaphosidae". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1920: 119–124.