Maghreba

Maghreba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Maghreba
Huber, 2022[1]
Type species
M. amezyan
Huber, 2022
Species

8, see text

Maghreba is a genus of spiders in the family Pholcidae.[2]

Distribution

Maghreba is endemic to the Maghreb region of North Africa.[2]

Etymology

The genus is named after the Maghreb.[1]

Species

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

  • Maghreba amezyan Huber, 2022Morocco
  • Maghreba aurouxi (Barrientos, 2019) – Morocco
  • Maghreba djabalija Huber, 2022 – Morocco
  • Maghreba gharbija Huber, 2022 – Morocco
  • Maghreba kahfa Huber, 2022 – Morocco
  • Maghreba nkob Huber, 2022 – Morocco, Algeria
  • Maghreba saghro Huber, 2022 – Morocco
  • Maghreba stifadma Huber, 2022 – Morocco

References

  1. ^ a b Huber, B. A. (2022). "Revisions of Holocnemus and Crossopriza : the spotted-leg clade of Smeringopinae (Araneae, Pholcidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 795: 1–241. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.795.1663.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Maghreba Huber, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.