Afrolathys

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Afrolathys
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lathyidae
Genus: Afrolathys
Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025 [1]
Type species
A. tanzanica
Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025
Species

2, see text

Afrolathys is a genus of spiders in the family Lathyidae. [2]

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Distribution

Afrolathys is known from Tanzania and Madagascar. [2]

Etymology

The genus name indicates that this in an African genus and related to genus Lathys . [1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F.; Esposito, L. A. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Afrolathys Cala-Riquelme, Al-Jamal & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-31.


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