''Charminus'' 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 nursery web spiders that was first described by

Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...

in 1899.

Species

it contains nine species and one subspecies, found only in Africa: *'' Charminus aethiopicus'' ( Caporiacco, 1939) – Ethiopia, Kenya *'' Charminus ambiguus'' (Lessert, 1925) – East, Southern Africa **'' Charminus a. concolor'' (Caporiacco, 1947) – East Africa *'' Charminus atomarius'' (Lawrence, 1942) – Central, East, Southern Africa *'' Charminus bifidus'' Blandin, 1978 – Rwanda *'' Charminus camerunensis'' Thorell, 1899 ( type) – West, Central Africa *'' Charminus marfieldi'' ( Roewer, 1955) – West, Central Africa *'' Charminus minor'' (Lessert, 1928) – Ivory Coast, Congo *'' Charminus natalensis'' (Lawrence, 1947) – South Africa *'' Charminus rotundus'' Blandin, 1978 – Congo

References

Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell {{Pisauridae-stub

Species

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