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Benoitodes

Benoitodes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1993. As of May 2019 it contains only two species: B. caheni and B. sanctaehelenae.

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Benoitodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Benoitodes
Platnick, 19931
Type species
B. caheni
(Benoit, 1977)
Species
  • B. caheni (Benoit, 1977) – St. Helena
  • B. sanctaehelenae (Strand, 1909) – St. Helena

Benoitodes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1993.2 As of May 2019 it contains only two species: B. caheni and B. sanctaehelenae.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Benoitodes Platnick, 1993". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. Platnick, N. I. (1993). Advances in spider taxonomy 1988-1991, with synonymies and transfers 1940-1980.