Anatextrix

Anatextrix
female and male A. spectabilis
female and male A. monstrabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Tribe: Textricini
Genus: Anatextrix
Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023
Type species
A. spectabilis
Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023
Species

2, see text

Anatextrix is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.

The copulatory mechanism of Anatetrix has been described in detail.

Distribution

Anatextrix is endemic to Turkey. A. spectabilis has been found in Mersin Province and Adana Province, A. monstrabilis only in Adana Province.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Anatolia and related genus Textrix. "spectabilis" and "monstrabilis" both mean "remarkable" in Latin.

Species

As of October 2026, this genus includes two species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kaya, R. S.; Zamani, A.; Yağmur, E. A.; Marusik, Y. M. (2023). "A new genus of Textricini Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Anatolia". ZooKeys (1151): 31–45. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1151...31K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1151.100430. PMC 10193445. PMID 37214174. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Anatextrix Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  3. ↑ Zamani, A.; Kaya, R. S.; Kaunisto, K.; Michalik, P. (2025). "Copulatory mechanics reveals a self-bracing mechanism via a femoral apophysis in funnel weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae)". Ecology and Evolution. 15 (2) e71032: 1–7. Bibcode:2025EcoEv..1571032Z. doi:10.1002/ece3.71032. PMC 11847614. PMID 39991446. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. 1 2 Kaya, R. S.; Zamani, A.; Yağmur, E. A.; Marusik, Y. M. (2023). "A new species of Anatextrix Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Textricini) from southern Türkiye, with a remarkable morphology of the male palpal femur". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 99 (2): 299–305. Bibcode:2023ZooEv..99..299K. doi:10.3897/zse.99.103893. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.