''Griswoldia'' 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 southern African
false wolf spiders. It was first described by A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman and Rudy Jocqué in 1997,
and it has only been found in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
Species
it contains twelve species:
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G. acaenata''
(Griswold, 1991) – South Africa
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G. disparilis''
(Lawrence, 1952) – South Africa
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G. leleupi''
(Griswold, 1991) – South Africa
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G. meikleae''
(Griswold, 1991) – South Africa
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G. melana''
(Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa
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G. natalensis''
(Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa
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G. punctata''
(Lawrence, 1942) – South Africa
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G. robusta''
(Simon, 1898) – South Africa
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G. sibyna''
(Griswold, 1991) – South Africa
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G. transversa''
(Griswold, 1991) – South Africa
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G. urbensis''
(Lawrence, 1942) – South Africa
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G. zuluensis''
(Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa
See also
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List of Zoropsidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Zoropsidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Akamasia''
'' Akamasia'' Bosselaers, 2002
* '' A. cyprogenia'' (Bosselaers, 1997) ( type) — Cyprus
''Anachemmis''
''Anachemmis' ...
References
Further reading
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Zoropsidae genera
Spiders of South Africa
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