Phonophilus is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1831 by Ehrenberg. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Phonophilus portentosus, found in North Africa (in Libya).[1]

Phonophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Phonophilus
Species:
P. portentosus
Binomial name
Phonophilus portentosus
Ehrenberg, 1831[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lycosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-27.