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[1] |
| Species: | E. curvipes |
| 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.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Ekapa curvipes is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2]
Etymology
[edit]Description
[edit]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.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 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. - 1 2 3 "Gen. Ekapa Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
