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Genus: Afrotrix Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026 | Family: Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837

Afrotrix tankwa Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066671

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Described:

Distribution: South Africa

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: National Collection of Arachnida (NCA), ARC – Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Pretoria, South Africa f (2021/151) - (Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026)
Paratype: National Collection of Arachnida (NCA), ARC – Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Pretoria, South Africa 2m 2f (2021/966, 971, 953) - (Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Afrotrix tankwa Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026: 329, f. 1J, 2G, 14D-F, 16A-E (Dmf) Original description

References

Haddad, C. R., Zamani, A. & Marusik, Y. M. (2026). West Side Story: systematics of funnel-weavers (Araneae: Agelenidae: Ageleninae) from arid western South Africa, with two new genera and 16 new species. Zootaxa 5748(3): 301-353. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.1 -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-01-14	New taxonomic reference entry	Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026
2026-01-14	New species inserted	Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026

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