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Solpuguna

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

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

5, see text

Solpuguna 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 five species:2

  • Solpuguna alcicornis (Kraepelin, 1914) — Namibia, South Africa
  • Solpuguna browni (Lawrence, 1928) — Namibia
  • Solpuguna cervina (Purcell, 1899) — Namibia, South Africa
  • Solpuguna collinita (Purcell, 1903) — South Africa
  • Solpuguna orangica Lawrence, 1964 — South Africa
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.
  2. "Solpuguna Roewer, 1933". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.