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Pseudopsyllo

Pseudopsyllo is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Pseudopsyllo scutigera. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1916, and has only been found in Cameroon.

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Pseudopsyllo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Pseudopsyllo
Strand, 19161
Species:
P. scutigera
Binomial name
Pseudopsyllo scutigera
Strand, 1916

Pseudopsyllo is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Pseudopsyllo scutigera. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1916,2 and has only been found in Cameroon.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Pseudopsyllo Strand, 1916". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  2. Strand, E. (1916). "Über einige Arachniden aus Buea in Kamerun. Schaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral Afrika Expedition 1907-1908, unter Fuhrung Adolg Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenberg". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 81 (A11): 139–149.