''Loxoptygus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of African

tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains two species, found in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

: '' L. coturnatus'' and '' L. ectypus''. It was removed from the synonymy of ''Phoneyusa'', and is considered a senior synonym of ''Loxoptygella''.

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Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Africa Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

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