Palfuria
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Palfuria is a spider
genus of the Zodariidae family. 9 species from Africa
have been described to date.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus of the Zodariidae family. 9 species from Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
have been described to date.
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 caputlariPalfuria caputlariPalfuria caputlari is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-Etymology:The epitheton is composed of two Latin nouns: caput = "head" and lari from larus = "gull". It refers to the shape of the median apophysis as seen from the side....
Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
) - Palfuria gibbosaPalfuria gibbosaPalfuria gibbosa is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.The closest relatives of P. gibbosa are P. spirembolus and P. hirsuta.-References:...
(Lessert, 1936) (MozambiqueMozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
) - Palfuria gladiatorPalfuria gladiatorPalfuria gladiator is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-Etymology:The epitheton refers to the shape of the male carapace and the big tarsal claw on the male palp.-References:...
Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
) - Palfuria harpagoPalfuria harpagoPalfuria harpago is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-Etymology:The species name harpago means harpoon in Latin. It refers to the shape of the dorsal tibial apophysis as seen from the dorsolateral side.-References:...
Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Namibia) - Palfuria helichrysorumPalfuria helichrysorumPalfuria helichrysorum is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-Etymology:The species name is derived from the rosette bearing Asteraceae Helichrysum, which serves as a retreat for night active spiders.-References:...
Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (MalawiMalawiThe Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
) - Palfuria hirsutaPalfuria hirsutaPalfuria hirsuta is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-References:* Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. . A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus Palfuria . Journal of Arachnology 29:205–219....
Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 ZambiaZambiaZambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
) - Palfuria pannerPalfuria pannerPalfuria panner is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-References:* Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. . A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus Palfuria . Journal of Arachnology 29:205–219....
Jocqué, 1991 (Namibia) - Palfuria retusaPalfuria retusaPalfuria retusa is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-References:* Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. . A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus Palfuria . Journal of Arachnology 29:205–219....
Simon, 1910 (South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
) - Palfuria spirembolusPalfuria spirembolusPalfuria spirembolus is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.-Etymology:The epitheton is a compound of Latin spira and embolus, referring to the long large embolus.-Distribution:...
Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Namibia)