''Themacrys'' is a
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araneomorph spiders in the family
Phyxelididae, and was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon
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Themacrys cavernicola''
(Lawrence, 1939) – South Africa
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Themacrys irrorata
''Themacrys'' is a genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1906.
Species
it contains five species, found only in South Africa:
*'' Themacrys cavernicola'' (Lawren ...
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Simon, 1906 (
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) – South Africa
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Themacrys monticola''
(Lawrence, 1939) – South Africa
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Themacrys silvicola''
(Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa
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Themacrys ukhahlamba''
Griswold, 1990 – South Africa
See also
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List of Phyxelididae species
References
Araneomorphae genera
Phyxelididae
Spiders of South Africa
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