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Ibala

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Ibala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Ibala
Fitzpatrick, 2009[1]
Type species
I. arcus
(Tucker, 1923)
Species

17, see text

A female Ibala minshullae in Shangani, Zimbabwe
A female Ibala minshullae in Shangani, Zimbabwe

Ibala is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by M. J. FitzPatrick in 2009.[2]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains seventeen species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Ibala Fitzpatrick, 2009". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ FitzPatrick, M. J. (2009). "A revision of the Afrotropical species of Setaphis and the description of a new genus (Arachnida: Araneae: Gnaphosidae)". Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein. 25: 73–106.