Zelotibia Explained

Zelotibia is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by A. Russell-Smith & J. A. Murphy in 2005.^[1]

Species

it contains twenty-two species:^[2]

• Zelotibia acicula Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo
• Zelotibia angelica Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Burundi
• Zelotibia bicornuta Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Tanzania
• Zelotibia cultella Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo
• Zelotibia curvifemur Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Burundi
• Zelotibia dolabra Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo
• Zelotibia filiformis Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo, Burundi
• Zelotibia flexuosa Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo, Rwanda
• Zelotibia fosseyae Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Burundi
• Zelotibia johntony Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Congo
• Zelotibia kaibos Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Kenya
• Zelotibia kanama Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Rwanda
• Zelotibia kibira Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Burundi
• Zelotibia lejeunei Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Congo
• Zelotibia major Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Burundi
• Zelotibia mitella Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 (type) – Congo
• Zelotibia papillata Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo, Rwanda
• Zelotibia paucipapillata Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo, Burundi
• Zelotibia scobina Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo
• Zelotibia simpula Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo, Kenya
• Zelotibia subsessa Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009 – Burundi
• Zelotibia supercilia Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 – Congo

Notes and References

1. Russell-Smith. A.. Murphy. J. A.. 2005. Zelotibia, a new zelotine spider genus from central Africa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae).. Journal of Afrotropical Zoology. 103–122. 2.
2. Web site: Gen. Zelotibia Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-07. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.