Daviesa

Daviesa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Amaurobiidae
Genus: Daviesa
Koçak & Kemal, 2008
Type species
D. lubinae
(Davies, 1993)
Species
  • D. gallonae (Davies, 1993) – Australia (Queensland)
  • D. lubinae (Davies, 1993) – Australia (Queensland)

Daviesa is a genus of Australian tangled nest spiders first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008. This genus is named in honour of New Zealand arachnologist Valerie Todd Davies. As of October 2026 it contains only two species.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Daviesa Koçak & Kemal, 2008". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  2. ↑ Koçak, A. Ö.; Kemal, M. (2008). "New synonyms and replacement names in the genus group taxa of Araneida". Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers. 139–140: 1–4.
  3. ↑ Marusik, Yury; Sherwood, Danniella (2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/arac.2022.19.sp1.150. Wikidata Q113667188.