Cyphonisia Explained

Cyphonisia is a genus of African brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.^[1]

Species

it contains thirteen species:^[2]

• Cyphonisia affinitata Strand, 1907 – East Africa
• Cyphonisia annulata Benoit, 1966 – Ghana
• Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966 – Congo
• Cyphonisia kissi (Benoit, 1966) – Congo
• Cyphonisia maculata (Roewer, 1953) – Congo
• Cyphonisia maculipes Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
• Cyphonisia manicata Simon, 1907 – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
• Cyphonisia nesiotes Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and Príncipe
• Cyphonisia nigella (Simon, 1889) – Congo
• Cyphonisia obesa Simon, 1889 (type) – West, Central Africa
• Cyphonisia rastellata Strand, 1907 – East Africa
• Cyphonisia soleata Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon
• Cyphonisia straba Benoit, 1966 – Congo

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1889. Descriptions d'espèces africaines nouvelles de la famille des Aviculariidae.. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 405–415. 42.
2. Gen. Cyphonisia Simon, 1889. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.