Afrophantes

Afrophantes is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.

Distribution

Afrophantes is distributed across East Africa.

Spiders of this genus are generally found in mountainous forests, where they prefer humid areas, such as leaf litter or mosses.

The genus name is a combination of "Africa", and Lepthyphantes, where several species were grouped previously.

This genus is a member of the subfamily Micronetinae, and seems to be most similar to Mughiphantes Saaristo et Tanasevitch, 1999.

, this genus includes thirteen species:Afrophantes acuminifrons – EthiopiaAfrophantes biseriatus – Kenya

* A. b. infans – KenyaAfrophantes bituberculatus – EthiopiaAfrophantes bryocola – EthiopiaAfrophantes chilalo – EthiopiaAfrophantes coomansi – KenyaAfrophantes kekenboschi – KenyaAfrophantes kenyensis – KenyaAfrophantes legatus – EthiopiaAfrophantes maesi – CameroonAfrophantes obtusicornis – KenyaAfrophantes tropicalis – TanzaniaAfrophantes tullgreni – Tanzania