Jocquestus Explained

Jocquestus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae, first described by R. Lyle & C. R. Haddad in 2018.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species:^[2]

• Jocquestus capensis Lyle & Haddad, 2018 — South Africa
• Jocquestus griswoldi Lyle & Haddad, 2018 — Tanzania
• Jocquestus harrisi Lyle & Haddad, 2018 — South Africa
• Jocquestus incurvus Lyle & Haddad, 2018 — South Africa
• Jocquestus obliquus Lyle & Haddad, 2018 — Tanzania
• Jocquestus roeweri (Lawrence, 1938) — South Africa
• Jocquestus schenkeli (Lessert, 1923) — D.R. Congo, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Angola?

Notes and References

1. Lyle. R.. Haddad. C. R.. 2018. Jocquestus, a new genus of trachelid sac spiders from the Afrotropical Region (Arachnida: Araneae).. Zootaxa. 309–333. 4471. 2. 10.11646/zootaxa.4471.2.4. 30313406. 52976571.
2. Web site: Gen. Jocquestus Lyle & Haddad, 2018. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-02. Natural History Museum Bern.