Scotophaeus
| Scotophaeus | |
|---|---|
| Scotophaeus blackwalli | |
| female S. natalensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Scotophaeus Simon, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| S. quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Species | |
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61, see text | |
Scotophaeus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.