Ekapa
| Ekapa | |
|---|---|
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Entypesidae |
| Genus: | Ekapa Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023[2] |
| Species: | E. curvipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Ekapa curvipes | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ a b c "Gen. Ekapa Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ^ a b c 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. Bibcode:2023AfrIn..64....1R. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.97018. hdl:2263/92379. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.