Amazoromus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Gnaphosidae |
Genus: | Amazoromus Brescovit & Höfer, 1994[1] |
Type species | |
A. kedus Brescovit & Höfer, 1994
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Species | |
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Amazoromus is a genus of South American ground spiders that was first described by Antônio Brescovit & H. Höfer in 1994.[2]
Species
[edit]As of May 2019[update] it contains four species, all found in Brazil:[1]
- Amazoromus becki Brescovit & Höfer, 1994 – Brazil
- Amazoromus cristus (Platnick & Höfer, 1990) – Brazil
- Amazoromus janauari Brescovit & Höfer, 1994 – Brazil
- Amazoromus kedus Brescovit & Höfer, 1994 (type) – Brazil
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Amazoromus Brescovit & Höfer, 1994". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ Brescovit, A. D.; Höfer, H. (1994). "Amazoromus, a new genus of the spider family Gnaphosidae (Araneae) from central Amazonia, Brazil". Andrias. 13: 65–70.