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Encymachus

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Encymachus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Encymachus
Simon, 1902[1]
Type species
E. livingstonei
Simon, 1902
Species

Encymachus is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.[2] As of June 2019 it contains only two species, found only in Africa: E. hesperus and E. livingstonei.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Encymachus Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1902). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 46: 363–406.