Beatitas

Beatitas is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Phrurolithidae containing the single species, Beatitas octomaculatus.

Distribution

Beatitas octomaculatus has only been recorded from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China.

Etymology

The genus name is Latin "beatitas", »referring to the beautiful appearance of spiders of this genus, which elicits positive feelings«. The species name means "eight-spotted" in Latin, for the eight light spots on the abdomen.