| Toreus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Ceromidae |
| Genus: | Toreus Purcell, 1903 |
| Species: | T. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Toreus capensis (Purcell, 1899) | |
Toreus is a monotypic genus of ceromid camel spiders, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903. [1] Its single species, Toreuscapensis is distributed in South Africa. [2]
Idiopidae, also known as armored or spiny trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.
The Harpactirinae are a subfamily of tarantulas which are native to the continent of Africa. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a relatively strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.
Diploglena is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1904.
Ctenolophus is a genus of African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1904. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Idiopidae in 1985.
Galeosoma is a genus of African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.
William Frederick Purcell was an English-born South African arachnologist and zoologist. He is regarded as being the founder of modern araneology in South Africa.
Gorgyrella is a genus of African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902.
Stasimopus is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. It is the only genus in the family Stasimopidae.
Brachionopus is a genus of South African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. It was transferred to the Theraphosidae from the Barychelidae in 1985.
Harpactirella is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1985.
Hermacha is a genus of mygalomorphae spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Entypesidae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Damarchodes and Hermachola.
Lepthercus is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to the Entypesidae in 2020.
Pionothele is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. As of June 2020 it contains 2 species, found in Namibia and South Africa: P. gobabeb, and P. straminea. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Pycnothelidae in 2020.
Spiroctenus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, and to the Bemmeridae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Bemmeris, Bessia, and Ctenonemus.
Diaphractus is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907. As of May 2019 it contains only three species: D. assimilis, D. leipoldti, and D. muticus.
Xerophaeus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907.
Purcell's gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
Ceromidae is a family of solifuges, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933.
Lipophaga is a genus of gylippid camel spiders, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.
Melanoblossia is a genus of melanoblossiid camel spiders, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.
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