Stipax

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Stipax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Stipax
Simon, 1898 [2]
Species:
S. triangulifer
Binomial name
Stipax triangulifer
Simon, 1898 [2]

Stipax is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae, with a single species, Stipax triangulifer, first described in 1898. [2] The description was based on a male collected in 1894. No specimens have been found since and the species has been declared extinct. It was endemic to Mahe Island in the Seychelles. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gerlach, J. (2014). "Stipax triangulifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T196290A2443297. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196290A2443297.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Stipax Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved April 13, 2016.