Palfuria is a spider genus of the family Zodariidae with nine described species from southern Africa.
Distribution Five species (P. retusa, P. spirembolus, P. gladiator, P. panner, P. harpago) are known from the southwestern part of the continent, the other species (P. gibbosa, P. helichrysorum, P. hirsuta, P. caputlari) from the eastern part. The last species is from as far north as northern Tanzania.
As in many other genera, there is a tendency for the embolus to increase in length. Both the most basal (Palfuria panner) and the most derived species (Palfuria spirembolus) are found in Namibia.
Species , this genus includes nine species:
Palfuria caputlari Szűts & Jocqué, 2001 – Tanzania, South Africa Palfuria gibbosa (Lessert, 1936) – Mozambique Palfuria gladiator Szűts & Jocqué, 2001 – Namibia Palfuria harpago Szűts & Jocqué, 2001 – Namibia Palfuria helichrysorum Szűts & Jocqué, 2001 – Malawi Palfuria hirsuta Szűts & Jocqué, 2001 – Zambia Palfuria panner Jocqué, 1991 – Namibia Palfuria retusa Simon, 1910 – Namibia, South Africa (type species) Palfuria spirembolus Szűts & Jocqué, 2001 – Namibia, South Africa
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