Pax (spider)

Pax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Pax
Levy, 1990[1]
Type species
Pax libani
(Simon, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Storamia

Pax is a genus of Asian ant spiders first described by Gershom Levy in 1990.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes eight species:[1]

  • Pax akilae Shafaie & Pekár, 2025Syria
  • Pax ellipita Zamani & Marusik, 2021Iran
  • Pax engediensis Levy, 1990Israel
  • Pax islamita (Simon, 1873)Turkey, Israel, Syria, Lebanon
  • Pax leila Zamani & Marusik, 2021 – Iran
  • Pax libani (Simon, 1873) – Israel, Lebanon (type species)
  • Pax meadei (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Israel, Jordan
  • Pax palmonii Levy, 1990 – Israel

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Pax Levy, 1990". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  2. ^ Levy, G. (1990). "Spiders of the genus Lachesana and a new storenoid genus from Israel (Araneae: Zodariidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 98 (4): 327–362. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1990.tb01205.x.