Hovops Explained

Hovops is a genus of Malagasy wall spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1968.^[1]

Species

it contains eleven species, found on Madagascar:^[2]

• Hovops antakarana Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar
• Hovops betsileo Corronca & Rodríguez, 2011 – Madagascar
• Hovops ikongo Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar
• Hovops legrasi (Simon, 1887) – Madagascar
• Hovops lidiae Corronca & Rodríguez, 2011 – Madagascar
• Hovops madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) – Madagascar
• Hovops mariensis (Strand, 1908) – Madagascar
• Hovops menabe Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar
• Hovops merina Corronca & Rodríguez, 2011 – Madagascar
• Hovops pusillus (Simon, 1887) (type) – Madagascar
• Hovops vezo Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar

See also

• List of Selenopidae species

Notes and References

1. Benoit. P. L. G.. 1968. Les Selenopidae africains au Nord du 17e parallèle Sud et reclassement des espèces africaines de la famille (Araneae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 113–141. 77.
2. Gen. Hovops Benoit, 1968. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-12. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.