Rahavavy

Rahavavy is a genus of Malagasy araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold, H. M. Wood & A. D. Carmichael in 2012.[2] As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only on Madagascar: R. fanivelona, R. ida, and R. malagasyana.[1]

Rahavavy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Rahavavy
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012[1]
Type species
R. fanivelona
(Griswold, 1990)
Species
  • R. fanivelona (Griswold, 1990) – Madagascar
  • R. ida Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
  • R. malagasyana (Griswold, 1990) – Madagascar

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Rahavavy Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. Griswold, C. E.; Wood, H. M.; Carmichael, A. D. (2012). "The lace web spiders (Araneae, Phyxelididae) of Madagascar: phylogeny, biogeography and taxonomy". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 164: 728–810.


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