Palfuria gladiator
| Palfuria gladiator | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Palfuria |
| Species: | P. gladiator |
| Binomial name | |
| Palfuria gladiator Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 | |
Palfuria gladiator is a spider species of the Zodariidae family.
Etymology
The epithet refers to the shape of the male carapace and the big tarsal claw on the male palp.
Distribution
P. gladiator is only known from Namibia.
References
- Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus Palfuria (Araneae, Zodariidae). Journal of Arachnology 29(2):205–219. PDF
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