Cebrennus

Cebrennus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Section: Entelegynae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Cebrennus
Simon, 1874
Type species
Cebrenis wagae
Simon, 1874
Species

see text

Diversity[1]
17 species

Cebrennus is a genus of huntsman spiders mostly found in Northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] The genus was first described by Eugéne Simon in 1880.[1]

The Moroccan flic-flac spider, C. rechenbergi, was first described in 2014. It uses a flic-flac motion to escape threats.

Species

According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 14.5:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Platnick, Norman I. (2014). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 14.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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