Beatitas

Beatitas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phrurolithidae
Genus: Beatitas
Mu & Zhang, 2023
Species:
B. octomaculatus
Binomial name
Beatitas octomaculatus
Mu & Zhang, 2023

Beatitas is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Phrurolithidae containing the single species, Beatitas octomaculatus.

Distribution

Beatitas octomaculatus has only been recorded from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China.

Etymology

The genus name is Latin "beatitas" ("happiness"), »referring to the beautiful appearance of spiders of this genus, which elicits positive feelings«. The species name means "eight-spotted" in Latin, for the eight light spots on the abdomen.

References

  1. 1 2 Mu, Y.; Zhang, F. (2023). "Further additions to the guardstone spider fauna from China (Araneae: Phrurolithidae)". Zootaxa. 5338 (1): 1–104. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5338.1.1. PMID 38221069.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Beatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.