Anatextrix

Anatextrix
female and male A. spectabilis
female and male A. monstrabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Tribe: Textricini
Genus: Anatextrix
Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023[1]
Type species
A. spectabilis
Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023
Species

2, see text

Anatextrix is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.[2]

The copulatory mechanism of Anatetrix has been described in detail.[3]

Distribution

Anatextrix is endemic to Turkey.[2] A. spectabilis has been found in Mersin Province and Adana Province, A. monstrabilis only in Adana Province.[1][4]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Anatolia and related genus Textrix. "spectabilis" and "monstrabilis" both mean "remarkable" in Latin.[1][4]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[2]

  • Anatextrix monstrabilis Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023Turkey
  • Anatextrix spectabilis Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023 – Turkey

References

  1. ^ a b c Kaya, R. S.; Zamani, A.; Yağmur, E. A.; Marusik, Y. M. (2023). "A new genus of Textricini Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Anatolia". ZooKeys (1151): 31–45. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1151...31K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1151.100430. PMC 10193445. PMID 37214174. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Anatextrix Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  3. ^ Zamani, A.; Kaya, R. S.; Kaunisto, K.; Michalik, P. (2025). "Copulatory mechanics reveals a self-bracing mechanism via a femoral apophysis in funnel weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae)". Ecology and Evolution. 15 (2) e71032: 1–7. Bibcode:2025EcoEv..1571032Z. doi:10.1002/ece3.71032. PMC 11847614. PMID 39991446. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ^ a b Kaya, R. S.; Zamani, A.; Yağmur, E. A.; Marusik, Y. M. (2023). "A new species of Anatextrix Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Textricini) from southern Türkiye, with a remarkable morphology of the male palpal femur". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 99 (2): 299–305. doi:10.3897/zse.99.103893. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.