''Chiasmopes'' 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 P. Pavesi in 1883.
Species
it contains four species, found only in Africa:
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Chiasmopes hystrix''
(Berland Berland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bjørn Berland (born 1977), Norwegian footballer
*Eliezer Berland (born 1937), Israeli Breslov rabbi
* François Berland (born 1958), French actor
*Gary Berland (1950–1988), Americ ...
, 1922) – Ethiopia
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Chiasmopes lineatus''
( Pocock, 1898) – Central, East, Southern Africa
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Chiasmopes namaquensis''
( Roewer, 1955) – Namibia
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Chiasmopes signatus''
(Pocock, 1902) – South Africa
See also
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List of Pisauridae species
This article lists all described species of the spider family Pisauridae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Afropisaura''
''Afropisaura'' Blandin, 1976
* '' A. ducis'' (Strand, 1913) — West, Central, East Africa
* '' A. rothiformis'' ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Pisauridae
Spiders of Africa
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