Afrotrix

Afrotrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Subfamily: Ageleninae
Genus: Afrotrix
Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026
Type species
A. spicula
Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026
Species

10, see text

Afrotrix is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.

Nine species of Afrotrix are endemic to South Africa, with one species, A. deserticola, also occurring in Namibia and Botswana.

As of October 2026, this genus includes ten species:

References

  1. ↑ 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: 301–353. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.1.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Afrotrix Haddad, Zamani & Marusik, 2026". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 26 January 2026.