Scelidocteus Explained

Scelidocteus is a genus of African palp-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1907.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species, found only in Africa:^[2]

• Scelidocteus baccatus Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and Príncipe
• Scelidocteus berlandi Lessert, 1930 – Congo
• Scelidocteus lamottei Jézéquel, 1964 – Ivory Coast
• Scelidocteus ochreatus Simon, 1907 – Guinea-Bissau
• Scelidocteus pachypus Simon, 1907 (type) – West Africa
• Scelidocteus schoutedeni Benoit, 1974 – Congo
• Scelidocteus vuattouxi Jézéquel, 1964 – Ivory Coast

See also

• List of Palpimanidae species

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1907. Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 1re partie. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 218–323. 3. 3. Eugène_Simon.
2. Gen. Scelidocteus Simon, 1907. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.