Afrilobus

Afrilobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Orsolobidae
Genus:	Afrilobus ; Griswold & Platnick, 1987
Type species
	A. capensis ; Griswold & Platnick, 1987
Species
	3, see text

Last updated January 26, 2026

Afrilobus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, with three species from southern Africa.^[1] It was first described by C. E. Griswold & Norman I. Platnick in 1987.^[2]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes three species:^[1]

Afrilobus australis Griswold & Platnick, 1987 – South Africa
Afrilobus capensis Griswold & Platnick, 1987 – South Africa (type species)
Afrilobus jocquei Griswold & Platnick, 1987 – Malawi

References

1 2 3 "Genus Afrilobus". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.
↑ Griswold, C. E.; Platnick, N. I. (1987). "On the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderidae)". American Museum Novitates (2892): 1–14.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 3 "Genus Afrilobus". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.

[Gris1987-2] Griswold, C. E.; Platnick, N. I. (1987). "On the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderidae)". American Museum Novitates (2892): 1–14.

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