''Afribactrus'' is a
monotypic
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genus
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of
Africa
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dwarf spiders containing the single species, ''Afribactrus stylifrons''. It was first described by J. Wunderlich & V. Nicolai in 1995,
and has only been found in
South Africa
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.
See also
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List of Linyphiidae species
File:Silometopus reussi (26805753808).jpg , Silometopus reussi
File:Sheetweb Spider - Tapinopa bilineata, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg , Tapinopa bilineata
File:Araeoncus humilis.jpg, Araeoncus humilis
Lists of Linyphiidae species cover species of t ...
References
Endemic spiders of South Africa
Monotypic Linyphiidae genera
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