Phyxelida

Phyxelida is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.

Description

Phyxelida are small to large spiders with total lengths ranging from 3 to 13 mm. The carapace is wider than long, with a thoracic fovea that is usually broad and deep but may be narrowed posteriorly or rectangular. The abdomen displays variable dorsal markings, while the venter shows longitudinal bands that range from faint to very broad and elaborate. The legs are long to elongate.

Species

it contains seventeen species, found in Africa, Israel, on Cyprus, and in Turkey:

• Phyxelida abyssinica <small>, 1990</small> – Ethiopia
• Phyxelida anatolica <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Cyprus, Turkey, Israel
• Phyxelida apwania <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Kenya, Tanzania
• Phyxelida bifoveata <small>(Strand, 1913)</small> – East Africa
• Phyxelida carcharata <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Kenya
• Phyxelida crassibursa <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Kenya
• Phyxelida eurygyna <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Malawi
• Phyxelida irwini <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Kenya
• Phyxelida jabalina <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Tanzania
• Phyxelida kipia <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Tanzania
• Phyxelida makapanensis <small>Simon, 1894</small> – South Africa (type species)
• Phyxelida mirabilis <small>(L. Koch, 1875)</small> – Ethiopia
• Phyxelida nebulosa <small>(Tullgren, 1910)</small> – Kenya, Tanzania
• Phyxelida pingoana <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Kenya
• Phyxelida sindanoa <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Kenya
• Phyxelida tanganensis <small>(Simon & Fage, 1922)</small> – Tanzania
• Phyxelida umlima <small>Griswold, 1990</small> – Tanzania

References