''Dorceus'' 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
velvet spiders that was first described by
C. L. Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born ...
in 1846.
Species
it contains five species:
*''
Dorceus albolunulatus''
(Simon
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* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
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* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1876) – Algeria
*''
Dorceus fastuosus''
C. L. Koch, 1846 (
type) – Tunisia, Senegal, Israel
*''
Dorceus latifrons''
Simon, 1873 – Algeria, Tunisia
*''
Dorceus quadrispilotus''
Simon, 1908 – Egypt
*''
Dorceus trianguliceps''
Simon, 1911 – Tunisia
References
External links
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Araneomorphae genera
Eresidae
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