Dorceus
| Dorceus | |
|---|---|
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| D. fastuosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Dorceus C. L. Koch, 1846[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Dorceus is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by C. L. Koch in 1846.[2]
Species
[edit]As of May 2019[update] it contains five species:[1]
- Dorceus albolunulatus (Simon, 1876) – Algeria
- Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 (type) – Tunisia, Senegal, Israel
- Dorceus latifrons Simon, 1873 – Algeria, Tunisia
- Dorceus quadrispilotus Simon, 1908 – Egypt
- Dorceus trianguliceps Simon, 1911 – Tunisia
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Dorceus C. L. Koch, 1846". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ Koch, C. L. (1846). Die Arachniden.
External links
[edit]- "Dorceus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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