Afrilobus
Genus of spiders
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afrilobus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, with three species from southern Africa.[1] It was first described by C. E. Griswold & Norman I. Platnick in 1987.[2]
| Afrilobus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Afrilobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. capensis Griswold & Platnick, 1987 | |
| Species | |
|
3, see text | |
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species:[1]
- Afrilobus australis Griswold & Platnick, 1987 – South Africa
- Afrilobus capensis Griswold & Platnick, 1987 – South Africa (type species)
- Afrilobus jocquei Griswold & Platnick, 1987 – Malawi