Gorbiscape

Gorbiscape is a small genus of funnel weavers. It was first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2020,.

Distribution

First only described from Tajikistan, the genus now also contains species from North Africa, the Canary Islands, and Uzbekistan.

Etymology

The name is a combination of "Gorbi", the nickname for Mikhail Gorbachev, and the ending of Agelescape, to which it is similar.

Species

, this genus includes eight species:Gorbiscape agelenoides – Western MediterraneanGorbiscape amazighus Zamani & Marusik, 2025 – MoroccoGorbiscape canariensis – Canary Islands, Morocco, AlgeriaGorbiscape gomerensis – Canary IslandsGorbiscape gonzalezi – Canary IslandsGorbiscape gorbachevi Zamani & Marusik, 2020 – TajikistanGorbiscape tenerifensis – Canary IslandsGorbiscape zarafshanicus Fomichev & Shodmonov, 2024 – Uzbekistan