Vidole (spider) explained

Vidole is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found only in Lesotho and South Africa:^[2]

• Vidole capensis (Pocock, 1900) (type) – South Africa
• Vidole helicigyna Griswold, 1990 – South Africa
• Vidole lyra Griswold, 1990 – South Africa
• Vidole schreineri (Purcell, 1904) – South Africa
• Vidole sothoana Griswold, 1990 – Lesotho, South Africa

See also

• List of Phyxelididae species

Notes and References

1. Lehtinen. P. T.. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 199–468. 4. Pekka_T._Lehtinen.
2. Gen. Vidole Lehtinen, 1967. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.