''Xevioso'' 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

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

Pekka T. Lehtinen Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnology, arachnologist and taxonomy (biology), taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated. Biography Lehtinen was born on 5 April ...

in 1967.

Species

it contains eleven species, found only in Africa: *'' Xevioso amica'' Griswold, 1990 – South Africa *'' Xevioso aululata'' Griswold, 1990 – South Africa *'' Xevioso cepfi'' Pett & Jocqué, 2020 – Mozambique *'' Xevioso colobata'' Griswold, 1990 – South Africa *'' Xevioso jocquei'' Griswold, 1990 – Malawi *'' Xevioso kulufa'' Griswold, 1990 – South Africa *'' Xevioso lichmadina'' Griswold, 1990 – South Africa *'' Xevioso megcummingae'' Pett & Jocqué, 2020 – Malawi, Zimbabwe *'' Xevioso orthomeles'' Griswold, 1990 – Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa *'' Xevioso tuberculata'' (Lawrence, 1939) ( type) – South Africa *'' Xevioso zuluana'' (Lawrence, 1939) – South Africa

References

Araneomorphae genera Phyxelididae Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen {{Araneomorphae-stub

Species

See also

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