Capheris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

11, see text

Capheris is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 11 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.[1]

Species

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-21.


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