Paradonea
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| Paradonea | |
|---|---|
| File:Paradonea presleyi body.png | |
| P. presleyi | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Paradonea Lawrence, 1968[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. striatipes Lawrence, 1968
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Paradonea is a genus of African velvet spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1968.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]As of September 2025[update] it contains five species:[1]
- Paradonea parva (Tucker, 1920) – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Paradonea presleyi Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Řezáč, Szűts & Marhabaie, 2012 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Paradonea splendens (Lawrence, 1936) – Botswana, South Africa
- Paradonea striatipes Lawrence, 1968 (type) – Namibia, South Africa
- Paradonea variegata (Purcell, 1904) – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
References
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