Phlegra (spider)

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Phlegra
Phlegra fasciata 2 cropped.jpg
Phlegra fasciata
Scientific classification e
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Simon, 1876[1]
Type species
P. fasciata
(Hahn, 1826)
Species

79, see text

Phlegra is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876.[2] The name is a reference to a mythical location in both Greek and Roman mythology.[2]

Species[edit]

As of August 2019 it contains seventy-nine species and one subspecies, found in Eurasia and Africa, with one species (P. hentzi) occurring only in North America:[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Phlegra Simon, 1876". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Simon, E. (1876). Les arachnides de France. Tome troisième. Roret, Paris.

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