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Pherenice

Pherenice is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Pherenice tristis. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899, and has only been found in Cameroon.

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Pherenice
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Pherenice
Thorell, 18991
Species:
P. tristis
Binomial name
Pherenice tristis
Thorell, 1899

Pherenice is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Pherenice tristis. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899,2 and has only been found in Cameroon.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Pherenice Thorell, 1899". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  2. Thorell, T. (1899). "Araneae Camerunenses (Africae occidentalis) quas anno 1891 collegerunt Cel. Dr Y. Sjöstedt aliique". Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 25 (1): 1–105.