Pax (spider)
Genus of spiders
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Pax is a genus of Asian ant spiders first described by Gershom Levy in 1990.[2]
| Pax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Pax Levy, 1990[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pax libani (Simon, 1873) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes eight species:[1]
- Pax akilae Shafaie & Pekár, 2025 – Syria
- Pax ellipita Zamani & Marusik, 2021 – Iran
- Pax engediensis Levy, 1990 – Israel
- Pax islamita (Simon, 1873) – Turkey, Israel, Syria, Lebanon
- Pax leila Zamani & Marusik, 2021 – Iran
- Pax libani (Simon, 1873) – Israel, Lebanon (type species)
- Pax meadei (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Israel, Jordan
- Pax palmonii Levy, 1990 – Israel
