Selenops Rosario
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''Selenops rosario'' is a species of
spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
from the family
Selenopidae Selenopidae, also called wall crab spiders, wall spiders and flatties, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. It contains over 280 species in nine genera, of which ''Selenops'' is the most well-known. This fam ...
. The scientific name of this species was first published in 2005 by G. G. Alayón. Its native habitat is in
Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
.Platnick, Norman I. (2010)
The world spider catalog
version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History.


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Selenopidae Endemic fauna of Cuba Spiders of the Caribbean Spiders described in 2005 {{Araneomorphae-stub