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Xestaspis

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Xestaspis
X. shoushanensis, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Xestaspis
Simon, 1884[1]
Type species
X. loricata
(L. Koch, 1873)
Species

19, see text

Xestaspis is a genus of goblin spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.[2]

Species

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X. shoushanensis
female
male

As of January 2021 it contains 19 species, found in Asia, Africa, Oceania, Yemen, and Sri Lanka:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Xestaspis Simon, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1884). "Arachnides nouveaux d'Algérie". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 321–327.