Brevitubus

Brevitubus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phrurolithidae
Genus: Brevitubus
Zhu, Liao, Yin & Xu, 2025
Type species
B. ellipticus
Zhu, Liao, Yin & Xu, 2025
Species

8, see text

Brevitubus is a genus of spiders in the family Phrurolithidae.

Distribution

Brevitubus is endemic to China.

Etymology

The genus name is Latin for "short tube", referring to the connecting tubes of females.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes eight species:

References

  1. 1 2 Zhu, S. X.; Liao, R. R.; Yin, H. Q.; Xu, X. (2025). "Brevitubus gen. nov. (Araneae, Phrurolithidae), a new guardstone spider genus from southern China, with descriptions of four new species and proposal of four new combinations". Zootaxa. 5637 (3): 450–468. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.2. PMID 41119139.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Brevitubus Zhu, Liao, Yin & Xu, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.