Microrchestris
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| Microrchestris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Microrchestris Lawrence, 1962[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. melanogaster Lawrence, 1962 | |
| Species | |
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Microrchestris is a genus of Namibian huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1962.[2] As of September 2019[update] it contains two species, found in Namibia: M. melanogaster and M. scutatus.[1]