Namagelena

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Namagelena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Subfamily: Ageleninae
Genus: Namagelena
Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026 [1]
Type species
N. sola
Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026
Species

2, see text

Namagelena is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. [2]

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

References

  1. Haddad, C. R.; Zamani, A.; Marusik, Y. M. (2026). "West Side Story: systematics of funnel-weavers (Araneae: Agelenidae: Ageleninae) from arid western South Africa, with two new genera and 16 new species". Zootaxa. 5748: 301–353. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.1.
  2. 1 2 "Gen. Namagelena Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 26 January 2026.