Loxoptygus
Sign in to saveLoxoptygus is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains two species, found in Ethiopia: L. coturnatus and L. ectypus. It was removed from the synonymy of Phoneyusa, and is considered a senior synonym of Loxoptygella.
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Vinony files it under Endemic fauna of Ethiopia, Spiders of Africa and Taxa named by Eugène Simon.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Loxoptygus is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains two species, found in Ethiopia: L. coturnatus and L. ectypus. It was removed from the synonymy of Phoneyusa, and is considered a senior synonym of Loxoptygella.
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