''Paccius'' 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
Africa
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n
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...
spiders first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1898 as a member of
Corinnidae
Corinnidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called corinnid sac spiders. The family, like other "clubionoid" families, has a confusing taxonomic history. Once it was a part of the large catch-all taxon Clubionidae, now very much small ...
,
and moved to
Trachelidae
Trachelidae is a family of araneomorph spiders (more recently evolved spiders with inward-pointing chelicerae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a subfamily called "Tracheleae" ("Trachelinae" in modern terminology). The Trachelidae fam ...
in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from
Madagascar
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and
Seychelles
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Paccius angulatus
''Paccius'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as a member of Corinnidae, and moved to Trachelidae in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from Madagascar and Seychelles:
*'' Paccius angulatus ...
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Platnick, 2000 — Madagascar
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Paccius elevatus''
Platnick, 2000 — Madagascar
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Paccius griswoldi
''Paccius'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as a member of Corinnidae, and moved to Trachelidae in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from Madagascar and Seychelles:
*''Paccius angulatus' ...
''
Platnick, 2000 — Madagascar
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Paccius madagascariensis
''Paccius'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as a member of Corinnidae, and moved to Trachelidae in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from Madagascar and Seychelles
Seychelles (, ...
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(Simon, 1889) — Madagascar
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Paccius mucronatus
''Paccius'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as a member of Corinnidae, and moved to Trachelidae in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from Madagascar and Seychelles:
*''Paccius angulatus' ...
''
Simon, 1898 — Madagascar
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Paccius quadridentatus
''Paccius'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as a member of Corinnidae, and moved to Trachelidae in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from Madagascar and Seychelles:
*''Paccius angulatus' ...
''
Simon, 1898 — Seychelles
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Paccius quinteri
''Paccius'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as a member of Corinnidae, and moved to Trachelidae in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from Madagascar and Seychelles:
*''Paccius angulatus' ...
''
Platnick, 2000 — Madagascar
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Paccius scharffi
''Paccius'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as a member of Corinnidae, and moved to Trachelidae in 2014.
Species
it contains eight species from Madagascar and Seychelles:
*''Paccius angulatus' ...
''
Platnick, 2000 — Madagascar
References
External links
Araneomorphae genera
Trachelidae
{{Trachelidae-stub