Amfractus
| Amfractus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Amfractus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022[1] |
| Species: | A. dentefaber |
| Binomial name | |
| Amfractus dentefaber Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amfractus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Amfractus dentefaber.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Amfractus dentefaber has only been recorded from Yunnan province in China.[2][1]
Life style
[edit]The species was found in the forest of the mountains of Longling County at 2010 m.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a variation of Latin anfractus "winding", referring to the spiral embolus in the male palp.[1] The specific name is from Latin dentefaber "spike", referring to the cephalic region with spike-like long thick macrosetae in the male.[1] The authors of the original description used "dentefaberis" as the epitheton, but corrected it to "dentefaber" in a subsequent publication.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Irfan, M.; Zhang, Z. S.; Peng, X. J. (2022). "Survey of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) spiders from Yunnan, China". Megataxa. 8: 1–292. doi:10.11646/megataxa.8.1.1.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Amfractus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.