Heterogriffus is a monotypic genus of African crab spiders containing the single species, Heterogriffus berlandi. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1976,[2] and is found in Africa.[1]
| Heterogriffus | |
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| Heterogriffus berlandi in Bugoma Forest, Western Uganda. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Heterogriffus Platnick, 1976[1] |
| Species: | H. berlandi
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterogriffus berlandi (Lessert, 1938)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Heterogriffus Platnick, 1976". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Platnick, N. I. (1976). "Notes on the spider genus Doliomalus (Araneae Gnaphosoidea)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 90: 975–983.
Further reading
edit- Lessert, R. de (1938). "Araignées du Congo belge (Premiere partie)". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 30: 424–457.