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Scorteccia

Scorteccia is a monotypic genus of North African corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, Scorteccia termitarum. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1936, and has only been found in Libya.

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Scorteccia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Scorteccia
Caporiacco, 19361
Species:
S. termitarum
Binomial name
Scorteccia termitarum

Scorteccia is a monotypic genus of North African corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, Scorteccia termitarum. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1936,2 and has only been found in Libya.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Scorteccia Caporiacco, 1936". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. Caporiacco, L. di (1936). "Aracnidi fezzanesi raccolti dal prof. G. Scortecci nel 1934-XII. (Missione della R. Societa geografica)". Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. 75: 67–93.