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Afrophantes

Afrophantes is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.

Distribution

Afrophantes is distributed across East Africa.

Habitat

Spiders of this genus are generally found in mountainous forests, where they prefer humid areas, such as leaf litter or mosses.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Africa" (referring to the Afrotropics), and Lepthyphantes, where several species were grouped previously.

Taxonomy

This genus is a member of the subfamily Micronetinae, and seems to be most similar to Mughiphantes <small>Saaristo et Tanasevitch, 1999</small>.

Species

, this genus includes thirteen species:

References