Galeosoma Explained

Galeosoma is a genus of African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.^[1]

Species

it contains twelve species and three subspecies:^[2]

• Galeosoma coronatum Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa
  • Galeosoma c. sphaeroideum Hewitt, 1919 – South Africa
• Galeosoma crinitum Hewitt, 1919 – South Africa
• Galeosoma hirsutum Hewitt, 1916 – South Africa
• Galeosoma mossambicum Hewitt, 1919 – Mozambique
• Galeosoma pallidum Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa
  • Galeosoma p. pilosum Hewitt, 1916 – South Africa
• Galeosoma planiscutatum Hewitt, 1919 – South Africa
• Galeosoma pluripunctatum Hewitt, 1919 – South Africa
• Galeosoma robertsi Hewitt, 1916 – South Africa
• Galeosoma schreineri Hewitt, 1913 – South Africa
• Galeosoma scutatum Purcell, 1903 (type) – South Africa
• Galeosoma vandami Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa
  • Galeosoma v. circumjunctum Hewitt, 1919 – South Africa
• Galeosoma vernayi Hewitt, 1935 – Botswana

See also

• List of Idiopidae species

Notes and References

1. Purcell. W. F.. 1903. New South African spiders of the families Migidae, Ctenizidae, Barychelidae Dipluridae, and Lycosidae.. Annals of the South African Museum. 69–142. 3. William_Frederick_Purcell.
2. Gen. Galeosoma Purcell, 1903. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-12. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.