| Seothyra fasciata | |
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| Capture webs of a S. fasciata female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Seothyra |
| Species: | S. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Seothyra fasciata Purcell, 1903 | |
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| Range records for South Africa | |
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