''Phyxelida'' is a

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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

Phyxelididae Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae, and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the fol ...

, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.

Species

it contains seventeen species, found in Africa,

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, on

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, and in

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: *'' Phyxelida abyssinica'' Griswold, 1990 – Ethiopia *'' Phyxelida anatolica'' Griswold, 1990 – Cyprus, Turkey, Israel *'' Phyxelida apwania'' Griswold, 1990 – Kenya, Tanzania *'' Phyxelida bifoveata'' (

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, 1913) – East Africa *'' Phyxelida carcharata'' Griswold, 1990 – Kenya *'' Phyxelida crassibursa'' Griswold, 1990 – Kenya *'' Phyxelida eurygyna'' Griswold, 1990 – Malawi *''

Phyxelida irwini ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

'' Griswold, 1990 – Kenya *'' Phyxelida jabalina'' Griswold, 1990 – Tanzania *''

Phyxelida kipia ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

'' Griswold, 1990 – Tanzania *'' Phyxelida makapanensis'' Simon, 1894 ( type) – South Africa *''

Phyxelida mirabilis ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

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L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...

, 1875) – Ethiopia *''

Phyxelida nebulosa ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

'' ( Tullgren, 1910) – Kenya, Tanzania *''

Phyxelida pingoana ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

'' Griswold, 1990 – Kenya *''

Phyxelida sindanoa ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

'' Griswold, 1990 – Kenya *''

Phyxelida tanganensis ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

'' (Simon & Fage, 1922) – Tanzania *''

Phyxelida umlima ''Phyxelida'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey: *'' Phyxelida abyssini ...

'' Griswold, 1990 – Tanzania

References

Araneomorphae genera Phyxelididae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia {{Araneomorphae-stub

Species

See also

References