Shaitan (spider)

Shaitan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Shaitan
Species: S. elchini
Binomial name
Shaitan elchini
Kovblyuk, Kastrygina & Marusik, 2013[1]

Shaitan is a genus of spiders in the Gnaphosidae family. It was first described in 2013 by Kovblyuk, Kastrygina & Marusik. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Shaitan elchini, found in Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gnaphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
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