Africactenus

Africactenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Ctenidae
Genus:Africactenus
Hyatt[1]
Type species
Africactenus agilior
Species

20, see text

Africactenus is a genus of spiders in the Ctenidae family.

The genus was first described in 1954 by Alpheus Hyatt.

As of 2017, Africactenus contains 20 species, all originating in Africa.[1]

Species

Africactenus comprises the following species:[1]

  • Africactenus acteninus Benoit, 1974
  • Africactenus agilior (Pocock, 1900)
  • Africactenus decorosus (Arts, 1912)
  • Africactenus depressus Hyatt, 1954
  • Africactenus evadens Steyn & JocquĆ©, 2003
  • Africactenus fernandensis (Simon, 1910)
  • Africactenus ghesquierei (Lessert, 1946)
  • Africactenus giganteus Benoit, 1974
  • Africactenus guineensis (Simon, 1897)
  • Africactenus kribiensis Hyatt, 1954
  • Africactenus leleupi Benoit, 1975
  • Africactenus longurio (Simon, 1910)
  • Africactenus monitor Steyn & JocquĆ©, 2003
  • Africactenus pococki Hyatt, 1954
  • Africactenus poecilus (Thorell, 1899)
  • Africactenus simoni Hyatt, 1954
  • Africactenus sladeni Hyatt, 1954
  • Africactenus tenuitarsis (Strand, 1908)
  • Africactenus tridentatus Hyatt, 1954
  • Africactenus trilateralis Hyatt, 1954

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ctenidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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