Palfuria gladiator

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Palfuria gladiator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Palfuria
Species:	P. gladiator
Binomial name
Palfuria gladiator Szüts & , 2001

Palfuria gladiator is a spider species of the family Zodariidae.

Etymology[]

The epithet refers to the shape of the male carapace and the big tarsal claw on the male palp.

Distribution[]

P. gladiator is only known from Namibia.

References[]

• Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus Palfuria (Araneae, Zodariidae). Journal of Arachnology 29(2):205–219. PDF