''Locketidium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
East Africa
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n
dwarf spiders that was first described by R. Jocqué in 1981.
it contains only three species, found in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
,
Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...
, and
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
: ''
L. bosmansi'', ''
L. couloni'', and ''
L. stuarti''.
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)
This page lists all described species of the spider family Linyphiidae as of July 12, 2020, from I to P, of World Spider Catalog version 21.0
''Ibadana''
'' Ibadana'' Locket & Russell-Smith, 1980
* '' Ibadana cuspidata'' Locket & Russell-Smith, ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Linyphiidae
Spiders of Africa
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