Dorceus

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Dorceus is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by C. L. Koch in 1846.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Dorceus
D. fastuosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Eresidae
Genus: Dorceus
C. L. Koch, 1846[1]
Type species
D. fastuosus
C. L. Koch, 1846
Species

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Species

As of May 2019 it contains five species:[1]

  • Dorceus albolunulatus (Simon, 1876) – Algeria
  • Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 (type) – Tunisia, Senegal, Israel
  • Dorceus latifrons Simon, 1873 – Algeria, Tunisia
  • Dorceus quadrispilotus Simon, 1908 – Egypt
  • Dorceus trianguliceps Simon, 1911 – Tunisia

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