Psammorygma

Psammorygma
P. aculeatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus:
Jocqué[1]
Type species
Psammorygma caligatum
Species
  • Psammorygma aculeatum (Karsch, 1878)
  • Psammorygma caligatum Jocqué, 1991
  • Psammorygma rutilans (Simon, 1887)

Psammorygma is a genus of African ant spiders found in the deserts of southern Africa, namely the Kalahari Desert and the Namib Desert.[2] They are somewhat larger spiders, growing up to twenty millimeters in length. The carapace and chelicerae are brightly colored, while the legs and abdomen are generally a darker black or gray. They can be distinguished from other genera by a knob-like proximal extension found on the cheliceral fang and a double row of dorsal spines in a specific location.[2] First described in 1991 by Jocqué, the name is from the Greek psammon, meaning "sand", and orugma, meaning "mine", in reference to the sandy tunnels these spiders live in.[2] As of February 2019, it contains only three species: P. aculeatum, P. caligatum, and P. rutilans.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. ^ a b c Jocqué, R. (1991). "A generic revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Araneae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 201: 125–128.


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