Seychellia
Encyclopedia
Seychellia is a genus of araneomorph
spiders of the family
of Telemidae
.
, Cameroon
and China
.
Araneomorphae
The Araneomorphae are a suborder of spiders. They are distinguished by having fangs that oppose each other and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae , which have fangs that are nearly parallel in alignment.- Distinguishing characteristics :Note the difference in the...
spiders of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of Telemidae
Telemidae
The Telemidae are a six-eyed spider family with 57 described species in seven genera, see here for details-References:* Platnick, N.I. . On the tibial and patellar glands, relationships, and American genera of the spider family Leptonetidae . American Museum novitates 2855....
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Distribution
The species of this genus are found in the SeychellesSeychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
and China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Original publications
- Saaristo, 1978 : Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from the Seychelle islands, with notes on taxonomy. Annaies. Zoologici Fennici, vol. 15