Ammoxenus
Sign in to saveAmmoxenus is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae. The genus contains six species endemic to southern Africa, with the northernmost record from Zambia. Originally placed in the family Ammoxenidae, the genus was transferred to Gnaphosidae in 2022.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyGnaphosidae
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Ammoxenus is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae. The genus contains six species endemic to southern Africa, with the northernmost record from Zambia. Originally placed in the family Ammoxenidae, the genus was transferred to Gnaphosidae in 2022.
==Taxonomy== The genus was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893, with Ammoxenus coccineus as the type species. Pierre Benoit revised the genus in 1972, and Dippenaar & Meyer added two new species in 1980. Bird (2003) undertook a comprehensive revision as part of an MSc thesis, recognizing eleven new species, but these results remain unpublished.