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Phanotea

Phanotea is a genus of spiders in the family Zoropsidae. It was first described in 1896 by Simon. All described species are endemic to South Africa.

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Phanotea
P. peringuey
P. peringuey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zoropsidae
Genus: Phanotea
Simon1
Type species
Phanotea peringueyi
Species

13, see text

Phanotea is a genus of spiders in the family Zoropsidae. It was first described in 1896 by Simon. All described species are endemic to South Africa.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes thirteen species:1

  • Phanotea cavata Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea ceratogyna Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea digitata Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea knysna Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea lata Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea latebricola Lawrence, 1952
  • Phanotea margarita Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea natalensis Lawrence, 1951
  • Phanotea orestria Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea peringueyi Simon, 1896 (type species)
  • Phanotea sathegyna Griswold, 1994
  • Phanotea simoni Lawrence, 1951
  • Phanotea xhosa Griswold, 1994
References

References

  1. "Gen. Phanotea Simon, 1896". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-17.