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Phlegra (genus)

Phlegra
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Phlegra fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Aelurillinae
Genus: Phlegra
Simon, 1876
Type species
Attus fasciatus
Hahn, 1826
Species

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Diversity
76 species

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Phlegra is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Spiders of this genus are found in Eurasia and Africa, with one species (P. hentzi) occurring only in North America.

Phlegra is a mythical location in both Greek and Roman mythology.


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