Palfuria harpago
Palfuria harpago is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.
| Palfuria harpago | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Palfuria |
| Species: | P. harpago |
| Binomial name | |
| Palfuria harpago Szüts & Jocqué, 2001[1] | |
Etymology
The species name harpago means harpoon in Latin. It refers to the shape of the dorsal tibial apophysis as seen from the dorsolateral side.[2]
Distribution
P. harpago is only known from Ovamboland, Namibia.[2]
References
- "Taxon details Palfuria harpago Szüts & Jocqué, 2001", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-06-12
- Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001), "A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus Palfuria (Araneae, Zodariidae)" (PDF), Journal of Arachnology, 29 (2): 205–219, retrieved 2017-06-12
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