Biology:Ekapa
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Ekapa is a South African monotypic genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae, containing the single species Ekapa curvipes.[1]
Distribution
Ekapa curvipes is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[1]
Etymology
Ekapa is the Xhosa name for Cape Town.[2]
Description
Ekapa can be distinguished from all other related genera in the family Entypesidae by the presence of a retroventral projection in the male palpal tibia.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Ekapa Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/6343. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ríos-Tamayo, D.; Lyle, R.; Sole, C. L. (2023). "Ekapa, a new genus of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Entypesidae) from South Africa". African Invertebrates 64 (1): 1–12. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.97018. Bibcode: 2023AfrIn..64....1R.
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