Ibala Explained

Ibala is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by M. J. FitzPatrick in 2009.^[1]

Species

it contains seventeen species:^[2]

• Ibala arcus (Tucker, 1923) (type) – Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Ibala bilinearis (Tucker, 1923) – South Africa
• Ibala bulawayensis (Tucker, 1923) – Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Ibala declani Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zimbabwe
• Ibala gonono Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zimbabwe
• Ibala hessei (Lawrence, 1928) – Namibia
• Ibala isikela Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Ibala kaokoensis (Lawrence, 1928) – Namibia
• Ibala kevini Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zimbabwe
• Ibala kylae Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zimbabwe
• Ibala lapidaria (Lawrence, 1928) – Namibia
• Ibala mabalauta Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zimbabwe
• Ibala minshullae Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zimbabwe
• Ibala okorosave Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Namibia
• Ibala omuramba (Lawrence, 1927) – Namibia
• Ibala quadrativulva (Lawrence, 1927) – Namibia
• Ibala robinsoni Fitzpatrick, 2009 – Zimbabwe, Botswana

Notes and References

1. FitzPatrick. M. J.. 2009. A revision of the Afrotropical species of Setaphis and the description of a new genus (Arachnida: Araneae: Gnaphosidae).. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein. 73–106. 25.
2. Web site: Gen. Ibala Fitzpatrick, 2009. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.