Lawrencega

Lawrencega is a genus of melanoblossiid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933.[1]

Lawrencega
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Melanoblossiidae
Genus: Lawrencega
Roewer, 1933
Type species
Lawrencega hewitti
(Lawrence, 1929)
Species

7, see text

Species

As of March 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following seven species:[2]

  • Lawrencega hamiltoni Lawrence, 1972 — Namibia
  • Lawrencega hewitti (Lawrence, 1929) — South Africa
  • Lawrencega longitarsis Lawrence, 1967 — Namibia
  • Lawrencega minuta Wharton, 1981 — Namibia
  • Lawrencega procera Wharton, 1981 — Namibia
  • Lawrencega solaris Wharton, 1981 — Namibia
  • Lawrencega tripilosa Lawrence, 1968 — South Africa

References

  1. Roewer, C. F. (1933). "Solifugae, Palpigradi". Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. 5: Arthropoda. IV: Arachnoidea. Vol. 5(IV)(4)(2–3). Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H. pp. 161–480.
  2. "Lawrencega Roewer, 1933". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.


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