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| Izithunzi | |
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| I. capense | |
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| I. capense | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Drymusidae |
| Genus: | Izithunzi Labarque, Pérez-González & Griswold, 2018[1] |
| Type species | |
| I. capense (Simon, 1893) | |
| Species | |
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Izithunzi is a genus of false violin spiders first described by F. M. Labarque, A. Pérez-González, and Charles Edward Griswold in 2018.[2]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[1]
- Izithunzi capense (Simon, 1893) – South Africa (type species)
- Izithunzi lina Labarque, Pérez-González & Griswold, 2018 – South Africa
- Izithunzi productum (Purcell, 1904) – South Africa
- Izithunzi silvicola (Purcell, 1904) – South Africa
- Izithunzi zondii Labarque, Pérez-González & Griswold, 2018 – South Africa
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Genus Izithunzi". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ Labarque, F. M.; Pérez-González, A.; Griswold, C. E. (2018). "Molecular phylogeny and revision of the false violin spiders (Araneae: Drymusidae) of Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183 (2): 390–430. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx088. hdl:11336/48206.
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