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| Afrolathys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lathyidae |
| Genus: | Afrolathys Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. tanzanica Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025 | |
| Species | |
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Afrolathys is a genus of spiders in the family Lathyidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Afrolathys is known from Tanzania and Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name indicates that this in an African genus and related to genus Lathys.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Afrolathys madagascariensis Al-Jamal & Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – Madagascar
- Afrolathys tanzanica Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025 – Tanzania (type species)
References
[edit]- 1 2 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 (2) zlaf007: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Afrolathys Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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