''Aprusia'' 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 goblin
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s in the family
Oonopidae, containing eight accepted species. seven species are endemic to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and the other species is endemic to
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
Species
it contains eight species:
* ''
Aprusia kataragama''
Grismado & Deeleman, 2011 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Aprusia kerala
''Aprusia'' is a genus of goblin spiders in the family Oonopidae, containing eight accepted species. seven species are endemic to Sri Lanka and the other species is endemic to India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a ...
''
Grismado & Deeleman, 2011 — India
* ''
Aprusia koslandensis
''Aprusia'' is a genus of goblin spiders in the family Oonopidae, containing eight accepted species. seven species are endemic to Sri Lanka and the other species is endemic to India.
Species
it contains eight species:
* '' Aprusia kataragama'' ...
''
Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2018 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Aprusia rawanaellensis''
Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2018 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Aprusia strenuus''
Simon, 1893 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Aprusia vankhedei''
Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2018 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Aprusia veddah''
Grismado & Deeleman, 2011 — Sri Lanka
* ''
Aprusia vestigator''
(Simon, 1893) — Sri Lanka
References
Oonopidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
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