Alfenus
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Alfenus is a genus of jumping spiders.
The two species were described by Eugène Simon in the early 1900s, based on a single male specimen each. However, the two species are so different that they probably do not belong to the same genus (Szűts & Scharff, 2005).
Alfenus calamistratus has a characteristic hairy appearance.
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Species
- Alfenus calamistratus Simon, 1902 – Congo Basin
- Alfenus chrysophaeus Simon, 1903 – Equatorial Guinea or Cameroon
References
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- Szűts, T. & Scharff, N. (2005): Redescriptions of little known jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae) from West Africa. Acta zoologica hungarica 51(4):357-378. PDF (with drawings)