Famakytta
| Famakytta | |
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| F. flavescens in Singapore | |
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| F. miniacea in Guam | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Famakytta Pett & Agnarsson, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| F. analamazaotra Pett & Agnarsson, 2025 | |
| Species | |
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Famakytta is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Famakytta is distributed across tropical and subtropical Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is also represented in Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of Malagasy famaky "hammer" and "TTA" (theridiid tegular apophysis). F. analamazaotra is named after the paratype locality, Analamazaotra.[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes four species:[2]
- Famakytta analamazaotra Agnarsson & Pett, 2025 – Madagascar
- Famakytta fissifrontella (Saaristo, 1978) – Seychelles
- Famakytta flavescens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – India, Sri Lanka to Japan, New Guinea
- Famakytta miniacea (Doleschall, 1857) – India, Korea, Japan to Australia
References
[edit]- 1 2 Pett, B. L.; Ferreira, E.; Agnarsson, I. (2025). "Megadiverse Madagascar: new species and genera of argyrodine spiders (Araneae, Theridiidae, Argyrodinae) from the eastern rainforest reserve Analamazaotra". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 9 (6) ixaf047: 1–28. doi:10.1093/isd/ixaf047.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Famakytta Pett & Agnarsson, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
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