''Seychellia'' 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 long-legged cave spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo in 1978.

Species

it contains five species, found in Africa and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

: *'' Seychellia cameroonensis'' Baert, 1985 –

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

*'' Seychellia jeremyi'' Wang & Li, 2011 – Ivory Coast *'' Seychellia lodoiceae'' Brignoli, 1980 –

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...

*'' Seychellia wiljoi'' Saaristo, 1978 ( type) – Seychelles *'' Seychellia xinpingi'' Lin & Li, 2008 –

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Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of China Telemidae {{Telemidae-stub

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