Cynathea is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.[2] As of July 2020[update] it contains three species: C. bicolor, C. mechowi, and C. obliterata.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Cynathea Simon, 1895[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. obliterata Simon, 1895
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Cynathea Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Simon, E. (1895). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Thomisidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 432–443.
Further reading
edit- Jézéquel, J.-F. (1964). "Araignées de la savane de Singrobo (Côte d'Ivoire). III.-Thomisidae". Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire. 26: 1103–1143.
- Karsch, F. (1881). "Eine neue Thomiside vom Quango". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 25: 288.