Trichothyse

Trichothyse
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Trichothyse Tucker, 1923[1]
Type species
T. hortensis Tucker, 1923
Species
4, see text

Trichothyse is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1923.[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains four species:[1]

• Trichothyse africana (Tucker, 1923) – South Africa
• Trichothyse fontensis Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia
• Trichothyse hortensis Tucker, 1923 (type) – South Africa
• Trichothyse subtropica Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia

References

1. "Gen. Trichothyse Tucker, 1923". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
2. Tucker, R. W. E. (1923). "The Drassidae of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 19: 251–437.