Platyoides
Platyoides is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Trochanteriidae. Its members are known as scorpion spiders and are found in sub-Saharan Africa and its islands, Madagascar, Réunion, Aldabra and the Canary Islands.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trochanteriidae |
| Genus: | Platyoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1890 |
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The genus is nocturnal in habit and has developed extreme flattening of the body adapted to living in narrow cracks, particularly under loose bark.
Platyoides species
Platyoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1890
- Platyoides alpha Lawrence, 1928 — Angola, Namibia, South Africa
- Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923 — South Africa
- Platyoides fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1938 — Namibia
- Platyoides grandidieri Simon, 1903 — Kenya, Madagascar, Aldabra, Réunion
- Platyoides leppanae Pocock, 1902 — Mozambique, South Africa
- Platyoides mailaka Platnick, 1985 — Madagascar
- Platyoides pictus Pocock, 1902 — South Africa
- Platyoides pirie Platnick, 1985 — South Africa
- Platyoides pusillus Pocock, 1898 — Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Platyoides quinquedentatus Purcell, 1907 — South Africa
- Platyoides ravina Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007 — Madagascar
- Platyoides rossi Platnick, 1985 — South Africa
- Platyoides vao Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007 — Madagascar
- Platyoides velonus Platnick, 1985 — Madagascar
- Platyoides venturus Platnick, 1985 — Canary Islands
- Platyoides walteri (Karsch, 1886) — East, Southern Africa, introduced in Australia
References
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