Famakytta

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Famakytta
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F. flavescens in Singapore
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F. miniacea in Guam
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Famakytta
Pett & Agnarsson, 2025 [1]
Type species
F. analamazaotra
Pett & Agnarsson, 2025
Species

4, see text

Famakytta is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae. [2]

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Distribution

Famakytta is distributed across tropical and subtropical Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is also represented in Madagascar. [2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Malagasy famaky "hammer" and "TTA" (theridiid tegular apophysis). F. analamazaotra is named after the paratype locality, Analamazaotra. [1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes four species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Pett, B. L.; Ferreira, E.; Agnarsson, I. (2025). "Megadiverse Madagascar: new species and genera of argyrodine spiders (Araneae, Theridiidae, Argyrodinae) from the eastern rainforest reserve Analamazaotra". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 9: 1–28. doi:10.1093/isd/ixaf047.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Famakytta Pett & Agnarsson, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.


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