Ekapa

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Ekapa
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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
(Purcell, 1902) [2]
Synonyms
  • Hermacha curvipesPurcell, 1902
  • Hermacha nigraTucker, 1917
  • Damarchodes purcelliBonnet, 1956

Ekapa is a South African monotypic genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae, containing the single species Ekapa curvipes. [2]

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Distribution

Ekapa curvipes is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa. [2]

Etymology

Ekapa is the Xhosa name for Cape Town. [1]

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. [1]

References

  1. 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 . Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Ekapa Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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