Biology:Afropesa

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Afropesa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Entypesidae
Genus: Afropesa
Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021[1]
Type species
Entypesa schoutedeni
(Benoit, 1965)
Species
  • Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021 Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021
  • Afropesa schoutedeni Afropesa gauteng
  • (Benoit, 1965) Afropesa schwendingeri

Afropesa is a genus of southern African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by S. L. Zonstein and D. Ríos-Tamayo in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in South Africa .[1] (As of November 2021) it contains only three species: A. gauteng, A. schoutedeni, and A. schwendingeri.[1] The type species was originally described under the name "Entypesa schoutedeni.[3]

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Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q106694449 entry