''Apyretina'' is a
genus
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of African
crab spiders
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of th ...
that was first described by
Embrik Strand in 1929.
Species
it contains five species, found on
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
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Apyretina catenulata
''Apyretina'' is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1929.
Species
it contains five species, found on Madagascar:
*'' Apyretina catenulata'' (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
*'' Apyretina nigra'' (Simon, 190 ...
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(Simon, 1903) –
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
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Apyretina nigra
''Apyretina'' is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1929.
Species
it contains five species, found on Madagascar:
*''Apyretina catenulata'' (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
*'' Apyretina nigra'' (Simon, 1903 ...
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(Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
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Apyretina pentagona
''Apyretina'' is a genus of African Thomisidae, crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1929.
Species
it contains five species, found on Madagascar:
*''Apyretina catenulata'' (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
*''Apyretina nigra'' (S ...
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(Simon, 1895) (
type
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) – Madagascar
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Apyretina quinquenotata''
(Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
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Apyretina tessera''
(Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
See also
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List of Thomisidae species
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of thi ...
References
Further reading
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Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Madagascar
Taxa named by Embrik Strand
Thomisidae
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