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Afribactrus

Afribactrus is a monotypic genus of African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Afribactrus stylifrons. It was first described by J. Wunderlich & V. Nicolai in 1995, and has only been found in South Africa.

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Afribactrus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Afribactrus
Wunderlich, 19951
Species:
A. stylifrons
Binomial name
Afribactrus stylifrons

Afribactrus is a monotypic genus of African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Afribactrus stylifrons. It was first described by J. Wunderlich & V. Nicolai in 1995,2 and has only been found in South Africa.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Afribactrus Wunderlich, 1995". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. Wunderlich, J.; Nicolai, V. (1995). "Beschreibung einer bisher unbekannten Zwergspinnen-Art (Linyphiidae) aus Süd-Afrika (Arachnida; Araneae)". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 4 (1994): 319–323.