Paroecobius
Genus of spiders
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Paroecobius is a genus of spiders in the family Oecobiidae. It was first described in 1981 by Lamoral. All five described species are found in southern Africa and Madagascar.[1]
| Paroecobius | |
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| Female P. nicolaii | |
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| Female P. nicolaii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oecobiidae |
| Genus: | Paroecobius Lamoral[1] |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species
As of September 2025[update], the genus contains five species:[1]
- Paroecobius nicolaii Wunderlich, 1995 - South Africa
- Paroecobius private Magalhães & Santos, 2018 - Madagascar
- Paroecobius rico Magalhães & Santos, 2018 - Madagascar
- Paroecobius skipper Magalhães & Santos, 2018 - Madagascar
- Paroecobius wilmotae Lamoral, 1981 - Botswana (type species)
