''Palfuria'' is a
spider genus of the family
Zodariidae of which nine species from
Africa have been described to date.
Distribution
Five species (''P. retusa'', ''P. spirembolus'', ''P. gladiator'', ''P. panner'', ''P. harpago'') are known from the southwestern part of the continent, the other species (''P. gibbosa'', ''P. helichrysorum'', ''P. hirsuta'', ''P. caputlari'') from the eastern part. The last species is from as far north as northern
Tanzania. As in many other genera, there is a tendency for the embolus to increase in length. Both the most basal (''Palfuria panner'') and the most derived species (''Palfuria spirembolus'') are found in Namibia.
Species
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Palfuria caputlari
''Palfuria caputlari'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Etymology
The epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered commo ...
'' Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (
Tanzania)
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Palfuria gibbosa
''Palfuria gibbosa'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
The closest relatives of ''P. gibbosa'' are '' P. spirembolus'' and '' P. hirsuta''.
Distribution
''P. gibbosa'' occurs in Mozambique.
References
* Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. ...
'' (Lessert, 1936) (
Mozambique)
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Palfuria gladiator
''Palfuria gladiator'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Etymology
The epithet refers to the shape of the male carapace
A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of anima ...
'' Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (
Namibia)
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Palfuria harpago
''Palfuria harpago'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Etymology
The species name ''harpago'' means harpoon in Latin. It refers to the shape of the dorsal tibial Apophysis (spider), apophysis as seen from the dorsolateral side.
Dist ...
'' Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Namibia)
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Palfuria helichrysorum
''Palfuria helichrysorum'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the rosette bearing Asteraceae '' Helichrysum'', which serves as a retreat for night active spiders.
Distribution
''P. helich ...
'' Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (
Malawi)
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Palfuria hirsuta
''Palfuria hirsuta'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Etymology
The epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common ...
'' Szüts & Jocqué, 2001
Zambia)
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Palfuria panner
''Palfuria panner'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Distribution
''P. panner'' occurs in Namibia.
References
* Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus ''Palfuria'' (Araneae, Zodariidae). ''J ...
'' Jocqué, 1991 (Namibia)
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Palfuria retusa
''Palfuria retusa'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Distribution
''P. retusa'' occurs in South Africa.
References
* Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus ''Palfuria'' (Araneae, Zodariidae) ...
'' Simon, 1910 (
South Africa)
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Palfuria spirembolus
''Palfuria spirembolus'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Etymology
The epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered com ...
'' Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 (Namibia)
References
* Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus ''Palfuria'' (Araneae, Zodariidae). ''Journal of Arachnology'' 29(2):205–219
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Zodariidae
Spiders of Africa
Araneomorphae genera