''Ambohima'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Malagasy araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...
spiders in the family
Phyxelididae
Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae, and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae.
Genera
, the World Spider Catalog accepts the fol ...
, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990.
Species
it contains ten species, found only on
Madagascar
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:
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Ambohima andrefana''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima antisinanana''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima avaratra''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima maizina''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima pauliani''
Griswold, 1990 – Madagascar
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Ambohima ranohira''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima sublima
''Ambohima'' is a genus of Malagasy araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990.
Species
it contains ten species, found only on Madagascar:
*'' Ambohima andrefana'' Griswold, Wood & Carmicha ...
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Griswold, 1990 (
type) – Madagascar
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Ambohima vato''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima zandry
''Ambohima'' is a genus of Malagasy araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990.
Species
it contains ten species, found only on Madagascar:
*'' Ambohima andrefana'' Griswold, Wood & Carmicha ...
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Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima zoky''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
See also
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List of Phyxelididae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Phyxelididae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Ambohima''
''Ambohima'' Griswold, 1990
* '' A. andrefana'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar
* '' A. antsinanana'' ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Phyxelididae
Spiders of Madagascar
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