Lathrothele
| Lathrothele | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Ischnothelidae |
| Genus: | Lathrothele Benoit, 1965[1] |
| Type species | |
| L. grabensis Benoit, 1965[1] | |
| Species | |
Lathrothele is a genus of African spiders in the family Ischnothelidae. It was first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1965.[1][2]
Species
[edit]As of July 2020[update] it contained the following species:[1]
- Lathrothele catamita (Simon, 1907) – São Tomé and Príncipe
- Lathrothele cavernicola Benoit, 1965 – Congo
- Lathrothele grabensis Benoit, 1965 (type) – Cameroon, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi
- Lathrothele jezequeli Benoit, 1965 – Ivory Coast
- Lathrothele mitonae Bäckstam, Drolshagen & Seiter, 2013 – Gabon
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Lathrothele Benoit, 1965". World Spider Catalog Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ↑ Benoit, P. L. G. (1965). "Dipluridae de l'Afrique Centrale (Araneae - Orthognatha) II. Genres Lathrothele nov. et Macrothele Ausserer". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 71: 113–128.