Biology:Capheris

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Capheris is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae with thirteen species from sub-Saharan Africa and India.[1] It was first described in 1893 by Eugène Louis Simon.[2]

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes thirteen species:[1]

  • Capheris abrupta Jocqué, 2009 – South Africa
  • Capheris apophysalis Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia
  • Capheris approximata (Karsch, 1878) – Namibia, South Africa
  • Capheris brunnea (Marx, 1893) – DR Congo
  • Capheris crassimana (Simon, 1887) – Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa (type species)
  • Capheris decorata Simon, 1904 – Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
  • Capheris escheri Reimoser, 1934India
  • Capheris fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1936 – Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Capheris kunenensis Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia
  • Capheris langi Lawrence, 1936 – Botswana, South Africa
  • Capheris oncka Lawrence, 1927 – Angola, Namibia, Botswana
  • Capheris stillata Simon, 1905 – India
  • Capheris subtilis Jocqué, 2009 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Genus Capheris". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3822. Retrieved 28 September 2025. 
  2. Simon, E (1893). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973. 

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