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Decaphora

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Decaphora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Decaphora
Franganillo, 1931[1]
Type species
D. cubana
(Banks, 1909)
Species

5, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Tentabunda Fox, 1937[2]

Decaphora is a genus of huntsman spiders (family Sparassidae) which is found in tropical America. The genus was established by P. Franganillo-Balboa in 1931.[3]

Species

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As of September 2019 it contained five species, found in Central America, Cuba, the Bahamas, Mexico, the United States, and Colombia:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Decaphora Franganillo, 1931". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Rheims, C. A.; Alayón, G. (2014). "The huntsman genus Decaphora Franganillo, 1931 (Araneae: Sparassidae: Sparianthinae)". Zootaxa. 3815 (1): 81. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3815.1.5. PMID 24943601.
  3. ^ Franganillo B., P. (1931). "Excursiones arachnológicas, durante el mes de agosto de 1930". Estudios de "Belen". 1931 (25): 168–171.