Izithunzi is a genus of false violin spiders first described by F. M. Labarque, A. Pérez-González & Charles Edward Griswold in 2018.[2]
| Izithunzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Drymusidae |
| Genus: | Izithunzi Labarque, Pérez-González & Griswold, 2018[1] |
| Type species | |
| I. capense (Simon, 1893) | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species
editAs of November 2024[update] it contains five species:[1]
- Izithunzi capense (Simon, 1893) (type) — South Africa
- Izithunzi lina Labarque, Pérez-González & Griswold, 2018 — South Africa
- Izithunzi productum (Purcell, 1904) — South Africa
- Izithunzi silvicola (Purcell, 1904) — South Africa
- Izithunzi zondii Labarque, Pérez-González & Griswold, 2018 — South Africa
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Izithunzi Labarque, Pérez-González & Griswold, 2018". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ Labarque, F. M.; Pérez-González, A.; Griswold, C. E. (2018). "Molecular phylogeny and revision of the false violin spiders (Araneae: Drymusidae) of Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183 (2): 390–430. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx088.
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