Denticulathys

Denticulathys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lathyidae
Genus: Denticulathys
Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Crews, 2025[2]
Species:
D. amaataaidoo
Binomial name
Denticulathys amaataaidoo
Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Crews, 2025[1]

Denticulathys is a monotypic genus of African spiders in the family Lathyidae containing the single species, Denticulathys amaataaidoo.[1]

Distribution

Denticulathys amaataaidoo has been recorded from the Central African Republic and Gabon.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Latin "dent-" (tooth), referring to the denticulation observed on the patellar apophysis of the male palp, and the related genus Lathys.[2]

The specific name honors Ghanaian author, academic and politician Ama Ata Aidoo.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Denticulathys Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Crews, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c 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.