Pherecydes (spider) explained

Pherecydes is a genus of African crab spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1883.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species:^[2]

• Pherecydes carinae Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1980 — South Africa
• Pherecydes ionae Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1980 — Tanzania
• Pherecydes livens Simon, 1895 — Tunisia
• Pherecydes lucinae Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1980 — South Africa
• Pherecydes nicolaasi Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1980 — South Africa
• Pherecydes tuberculatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883 — South Africa, Lesotho
• Pherecydes zebra Lawrence, 1927 — West, Southern Africa
  • Pherecydes z. tropicalis Millot, 1942 — Burkina Faso

Notes and References

1. Pickard-Cambridge. O.. 1883. On some new genera and species of spiders.. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 352–365. 51. 3. 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1883.tb06654.x.
2. Web site: Gen. Pherecydes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-09. Natural History Museum Bern.