Parazilia is a monotypic genus of Congolese long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Parazilia strandi. It was first described by R. de Lessert in 1938 from a female specimen found in the Congo.[2][1]

Parazilia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Parazilia
Lessert, 1938[1]
Species:
P. strandi
Binomial name
Parazilia strandi
Lessert, 1938

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Parazilia Lessert, 1938". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. ^ Lessert, R. de (1938). "Araignées du Congo belge (Premiere partie)". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 30: 442.