''Venia'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
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 Kenyan
sheet weavers containing the single species, ''Venia kakamega''. It was first described by R. R. Seyfulina & R. Jocqué in 2009,
and is only 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. ...
.
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species (Q–Z)
This article lists all described species of the spider family Linyphiidae as of May 14, 2020, from Q to Z. Some genera have been updated to the World Spider Catalog version 21.0 .
''Racata''
'' Racata'' Millidge, 1995
* '' Racata brevis'' Tanase ...
References
Endemic fauna of Kenya
Linyphiidae
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
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