Afrolathys
| Afrolathys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lathyidae |
| Genus: | Afrolathys Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. tanzanica Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025
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| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Afrolathys is a genus of spiders in the family Lathyidae.[2]
Distribution
Afrolathys is known from Tanzania and Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
The genus name indicates that this in an African genus and related to genus Lathys.[1]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]
- Afrolathys madagascariensis Al-Jamal & Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – Madagascar
- Afrolathys tanzanica Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025 – Tanzania (type species)
References
- ^ a b Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F.; Esposito, L. A. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Afrolathys Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.