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Solpugassa

Solpugassa is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933.

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Solpugassa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Solpugidae
Genus: Solpugassa
Roewer, 1933
Type species
Solpugassa furcifera
(Kraepelin, 1899)
Species

6, see text

Solpugassa is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933.1

Species

As of August 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following six species:2

  • Solpugassa clavata Roewer, 1933 — Congo
  • Solpugassa dentatidens (Simon, 1879) — Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan
  • Solpugassa furcifera (Kraepelin, 1899) — Angola, Namibia
  • Solpugassa rudebecki Lawrence, 1961 — Angola
  • Solpugassa signata (Roewer, 1934) — Djibouti, Ethiopia
  • Solpugassa usambara Roewer, 1933 — Tanzania
References

References

  1. Roewer, C. F. (1933). "Solifugae, Palpigradi". Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. 5: Arthropoda. IV: Arachnoidea. Vol. 5(IV)(4)(2–3). Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H. pp. 161–480 [429].
  2. "Solpugassa Roewer, 1933". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.