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Genus of spiders

Mahembea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Mahembea
Grasshoff, 1970
Species: M. hewitti
Binomial name
Mahembea hewitti
(Lessert, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Larinia hewittii Lessert, 1930

Mahembea is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Mahembea hewitti. It was first created by M. Grasshoff in 1970 to separate this species from its original genus, Larinia. It has only been found in Central and East Africa.

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Mahembea Grasshoff, 1970". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. Lessert, R. de (1930). "Araignées du Congo recueillies au cours de l'expédition organisée par l'American Museum (1909-1915). Quatrième et dernière partie". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 37: 633. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117639.
  3. Grasshoff, M. (1970). "Die Tribus Mangorini. II. Die neuen Gattungen Siwa, Paralarinia, Faradja, Mahembea und Lariniaria (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae-Araneinae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 51: 409–423.
Taxon identifiers
Mahembea
Mahembea hewitti


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