Algarvezelotes

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Algarvezelotes is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae containing the single species, Algarvezelotes unidentatus.[2] Only the male is known.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Algarvezelotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Algarvezelotes
Wunderlich, 2023[1]
Species:
A. unidentatus
Binomial name
Algarvezelotes unidentatus
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Distribution

Algarvezelotes unidentatus has been recorded only from the Algarve region of Portugal.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Algarve (where the spider was found) and the related genus Zelotes.[1]

The name of the species is Latin for "single-toothed", referring to the single tooth of the posterior margin of the fang furrow.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was placed in tribe Zelotini and family Fonteferreidae (spelled Fonteferridae) by its author.[1]

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