Afrilobus jocquei

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Afrilobus jocquei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Afrilobus
Species:
A. jocquei
Binomial name
Afrilobus jocquei

Afrilobus jocquei is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae. It is endemic to Malawi.[1]

Afrilobus jocquei was first described by Charles E. Griswold and Norman I. Platnick in 1987 as part of their work on the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae.[2] The species belongs to the genus Afrilobus, a genus of African orsolobid spiders.

Etymology

The specific name jocquei is a patronym honoring R. Jocqué, the collector of the type series.[2]

Distribution

Afrilobus jocquei is known from montane regions of northern and southern Malawi, including Mount Mulanje, Lichenya plateau, Nyika Plateau, and other high-elevation localities.[2]

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