''Penestomus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of African

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...

spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family

Eresidae Velvet spiders (family Eresidae) are a small group (about 130 species in 9 genera) of spiders almost entirely limited to the Old World, with exception of a few species known from Brazil. In Europe some are commonly called the ladybird spiders ...

, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It is now considered closer to

Zodariidae Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian sub ...

Species

it contains nine species, found only in

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and

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Penestomus armatus ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

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, 1967) – South Africa *''

Penestomus croeseri ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1989 – South Africa *''

Penestomus egazini ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' Miller, Griswold & Haddad, 2010 – South Africa *''

Penestomus kruger ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' Miller, Griswold & Haddad, 2010 – South Africa *''

Penestomus montanus ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' Miller, Griswold & Haddad, 2010 – South Africa, Lesotho *''

Penestomus planus ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' Simon, 1902 ( type) – South Africa *''

Penestomus prendinii ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' Miller, Griswold & Haddad, 2010 – South Africa *''

Penestomus stilleri ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' (Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1989) – South Africa *''

Penestomus zulu ''Penestomus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It ...

'' Miller, Griswold & Haddad, 2010 – South Africa

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Araneomorphae genera Penestomidae {{Araneomorphae-stub

Species

See also

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