Arachnura scorpionoides

Arachnura scorpionoides is a species of drag tail spider, in the genus Arachnura, native to Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Mauritius.[1] A specimen of this species has recently been seen (January 2013) in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. The specimen laid over 65 eggs which later hatched, therefore making Arachnura scorpionoides a native species of Kenya.

Arachnura scorpionoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Arachnura
Species:
A. scorpionoides
Binomial name
Arachnura scorpionoides
Vinson, 1863

References

  1. "Arachnura scorpionoides". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 17 July 2017.


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