Capheris
| Capheris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Capheris Simon[1] |
| Type species | |
| Capheris crassimana | |
| Species | |
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11, see text | |
Capheris is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017[update], it contains 11 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Species
[edit]Capheris comprises 11 species:[1]
- C. abrupta Jocqué, 2009 — South Africa
- C. apophysalis Lawrence, 1928 — Namibia
- C. approximata (Karsch, 1878) — Namibia, South Africa
- C. brunnea (Marx, 1893) — Congo
- C. crassimana (Simon, 1887) (type) — Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
- C. decorata Simon, 1904 — Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
- C. fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1936 — Zimbabwe, Botswana
- C. kunenensis Lawrence, 1927 — Namibia
- C. langi Lawrence, 1936 — Botswana, South Africa
- C. oncka Lawrence, 1927 — Angola, Namibia, Botswana
- C. subtilis Jocqué, 2009 — Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-21.