Deliochus

Deliochus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Deliochus Simon, 1894[1]
Type species
D. zelivira (Keyserling, 1887)
Species
5, see text

Deliochus is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2]

Species

As of April 2019^[update] it contains five species:[1]

• Deliochus humilis (L. Koch, 1867) – Australia, Papua New Guinea
• Deliochus idoneus (Keyserling, 1887) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia)
• Deliochus pulchra Rainbow, 1916 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Deliochus p. melania Rainbow, 1916 – Australia (Queensland)
• Deliochus zelivira (Keyserling, 1887) – Australia, Tasmania

References

1. "Gen. Deliochus Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
2. Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.