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Solpuga

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Solpuga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Solpugidae
Genus: Solpuga
Lichtenstein, 1796
Type species
Solpuga chelicornis
Lichtenstein, 1796
Species

32, see text

Solpuga is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein in 1796.[1]

Species

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As of August 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following thirty-two species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lichtenstein, A. A. H. (1796). Catalogus musei zoologici ditissimi Hamburgi, d. III. Februar. 1796 auctionis lege distrahendi. Sectio Tertia. Continens Insecta. Hamburg: Schniebes.
  2. ^ "Solpuga Lichtenstein, 1796". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.