Palfuria gladiator
Palfuria gladiator is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
| Palfuria gladiator | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Palfuria |
| Species: | P. gladiator |
| Binomial name | |
| Palfuria gladiator Szüts & Jocqué, 2001 | |
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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