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Psyllo

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Psyllo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Psyllo
Thorell, 1899[1]
Species:
P. nitida
Binomial name
Psyllo nitida
Thorell, 1899

Psyllo is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Psyllo nitida. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899,[2] and has only been found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Psyllo Thorell, 1899". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  2. ^ Thorell, T. (1899). "Araneae Camerunenses (Africae occidentalis) quas anno 1891 collegerunt Cel. Dr Y. Sjöstedt aliique". Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 25 (1): 1–105.