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Callipelis

Callipelis is a genus of ground spiders containing the single species, Callipelis deserticola. It was first described by Alireza Zamani & Yuri M. Marusik in 2017, and is only found in Iran.

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Callipelis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Callipelis
Zamani & Marusik, 2017
Species:
C. deserticola
Binomial name
Callipelis deserticola
Zamani & Marusik, 20171

Callipelis is a genus of ground spiders containing the single species, Callipelis deserticola. It was first described by Alireza Zamani & Yuri M. Marusik in 2017,2 and is only found in Iran.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Callipelis Zamani & Marusik, 2017". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  2. Zamani, A.; Marusik, Y. M. (2017). "Six new species of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Iran". Oriental Insects. 51 (4): 313–329. doi:10.1080/00305316.2017.1282386. S2CID 91081073.