Famakytta
Genus of spiders
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Famakytta is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae.[2]
| Famakytta | |
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| F. flavescens in Singapore | |
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| F. miniacea in Guam | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Famakytta Pett & Agnarsson, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| F. analamazaotra Pett & Agnarsson, 2025 | |
| Species | |
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Distribution
Famakytta is distributed across tropical and subtropical Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is also represented in Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Malagasy famaky "hammer" and "TTA" (theridiid tegular apophysis). F. analamazaotra is named after the paratype locality, Analamazaotra.[1]
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes four species:[2]
- Famakytta analamazaotra Agnarsson & Pett, 2025 – Madagascar
- Famakytta fissifrontella (Saaristo, 1978) – Seychelles
- Famakytta flavescens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – India, Sri Lanka to Japan, New Guinea
- Famakytta miniacea (Doleschall, 1857) – India, Korea, Japan to Australia
