| Palfuria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Palfuria Simon, 1910 |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Diversity | |
| 9 species | |
Palfuria is a spider genus of the family Zodariidae of which nine species from Africa have been described to date.
Five species (P. retusa, P. spirembolus, P. gladiator, P. panner, P. harpago) are known from the southwestern part of the continent, the other species (P. gibbosa, P. helichrysorum, P. hirsuta, P. caputlari) from the eastern part. The last species is from as far north as northern Tanzania. As in many other genera, there is a tendency for the embolus to increase in length. Both the most basal (Palfuria panner) and the most derived species (Palfuria spirembolus) are found in Namibia.
Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits. Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus Zodarion apparently feed only on ants; a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant specialists.
Liocranidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. They are one of several groups called "sac spiders". The holarctic genus Agroeca is the most well known, but it also includes various genera of more obscure spiders that still lack a diagnosis. Two species in the North American genus Neoanagraphis are found in the extremely dry conditions in the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Females live in animal burrows while males wander and are the ones most often caught in pitfall traps.
Palfuria caputlari is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria gladiator is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria harpago is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria helichrysorum is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria hirsuta is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria panner is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria retusa is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria spirembolus is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
Palfuria gibbosa is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
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