Palfuria


Palfuria is a spider genus of the family Zodariidae of which nine species from Africa have been described to date.

Distribution

Five species are known from the southwestern part of the continent, the other species from the eastern part. The last species is from as far north as northern Tanzania. As in many other genera, there is a tendency for the embolus to increase in length. Both the most basal and the most derived species are found in Namibia.

Species