Yoruba (spider)
| Yoruba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| Y. ibadanus Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 | |
| Species | |
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Yoruba is a small genus of western African ground spiders first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues and C. A. Rheims in 2020 and added to the subfamily Prodidominae.[2] As of December 2021 it contains only two species: Y. ibadanus and Y. toubensis.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Yoruba Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ Rodrigues, B. V. B.; Rheims, C. A. (2020). "An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)". Zootaxa. 4799 (1): 1–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1. PMID 33056686. S2CID 222823069.