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Palfuria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Order
  
Araneae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Arachnida

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

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Palfuria is a spider genus of the Zodariidae family. 9 species from Africa have been described to date.

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Distribution

Five species (P. retusa, P. spirembolus, P. gladiator, P. panner, P. harpago) are known from the southwestern part of the continent, the other species (P. gibbosa, P. helichrysorum, P. hirsuta, P. caputlari) from the eastern part. The last species is from as far north as northern Tanzania. As in many other genera, there is a tendency for the embolus to increase in length. Both the most basal (Palfuria panner) and the most derived species (Palfuria spirembolus) are found in Namibia.

Species

  • Palfuria caputlari Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Tanzania)
  • Palfuria gibbosa (Lessert, 1936) (Mozambique)
  • Palfuria gladiator Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Namibia)
  • Palfuria harpago Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Namibia)
  • Palfuria helichrysorum Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Malawi)
  • Palfuria hirsuta Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 Zambia)
  • Palfuria panner Jocqué, 1991 (Namibia)
  • Palfuria retusa Simon, 1910 (South Africa)
  • Palfuria spirembolus Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Namibia)

    • References

    Palfuria Wikipedia
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