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Keilira

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Keilira
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Keilira
Hirst, 1989[1]
Type species
K. sparsomaculata
Hirst, 1989
Species

Keilira is a genus of Australian huntsman spiders that was first described by D. B. Hirst in 1989.[2] As of September 2019 it contains two species, found in South Australia and Victoria: K. sokoli and K. sparsomaculata.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Keilira Hirst, 1989". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Hirst, D. B. (1989). "A new genus of huntsman spider (Heteropodidae: Araneae) from south eastern Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 113: 7–13.