Paradonea
| Paradonea | |
|---|---|
| P. presleyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Paradonea Lawrence, 1968[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. striatipes Lawrence, 1968
| |
| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
Paradonea is a genus of African velvet spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1968.[2]
Species
As of September 2025 it contains five species:[1]
- Paradonea parva (Tucker, 1920) – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Paradonea presleyi Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Řezáč, Szűts & Marhabaie, 2012 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Paradonea splendens (Lawrence, 1936) – Botswana, South Africa
- Paradonea striatipes Lawrence, 1968 (type) – Namibia, South Africa
- Paradonea variegata (Purcell, 1904) – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Paradonea Lawrence, 1968". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ^ Lawrence, R. F. (1968). "Four new spiders from southern Africa (Araneae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 20: 109–121.