title: Loxoptygus
text: # Loxoptygus
  
  Loxoptygus is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. As of March 2020 it contains two species, found in Ethiopia: L. coturnatus and L. ectypus. It was removed from the synonymy of Phoneyusa, and is considered a senior synonym of Loxoptygella.
  
  