Sicarius, Walckenaer, 1847
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5FDF2E4A-1F35-4EC8-A1FE-DCE443E4E702 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/817E87C3-FFD0-8905-FF1E-6363FAF6BAE1 |
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Felipe |
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Sicarius |
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SICARIUS Walckenaer, 1847 View in CoL View at ENA
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Sicarius Walckenaer, 1847: 879 View in CoL ; Simon, 1893: 268; Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979: 88; Newlands, 1986: 42; Platnick,
Codington, Forster & Griswold, 1991: 54, 71; Dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqu, 1997: 277; Jocqu & Dippenaar-Schoeman,
2006: 230. Thomisoides Nicolet, 1849: 352 ; Keyserling, 1880: 238. Hexomma Karsch, 1878 . Hexophthalma Karsch, 1879: 109 .
Diagnosis: Carapace flat, wider than long; sternum wider than long; abdomen relativly flat with sickle-shaped setae; and leg femora with distinct setae.
Distribution: Sicarius is known from South America, the Galapagos Islands and the Afrotropical region. At present distribution of this genus in the Afrotropical region is restricted to the southern African sub-region. The majority of species occur in the drier western half of southern Africa extending eastward to the north.
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Sicarius
| Lotz, L. N. 2012 |
Sicarius
| Newlands, G. 1986: 42 |
| Schiapelli, R. D. 1979: 88 |
| Simon, E. 1893: 268 |
| Walckenaer, C. A. 1847: 879 |