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Australoechemus celer

Australoechemus celer is a species of ground spider of the family Gnaphosidae that is endemic in Cape Verde. The species was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt and Friedhelm Piepho in 1994. It occurs on the islands of Sal and Santiago.

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Length
164 w
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Australoechemus celer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Australoechemus
Species:
A. celer
Binomial name
Australoechemus celer
Schmidt & Piepho, 1994

Australoechemus celer is a species of ground spider of the family Gnaphosidae that is endemic in Cape Verde.1 The species was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt and Friedhelm Piepho in 1994. It occurs on the islands of Sal and Santiago.2

Description

The male holotype measures about 5 mm.3

References

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2018). "Australoechemus celer". Natural History Museum Bern.
  2. García, Macías & Oromí, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. [Preliminary lists of forest species of Cape Verde] Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 63
  3. Schmidt, Geisthardt & Piepho (1994). "Zur Kenntnis der Spinnenfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln (Arachnida: Araneida)" (PDF). Mitteilungen des internationalen entomologischen Vereins (in German). 19 (3/4): 103–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012.