Singafrotypa

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Singafrotypa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Singafrotypa
Benoit, 1962 [1]
Type species
S. acanthopus
(Simon, 1907)
Species

4, see text

Singafrotypa is an African genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1962. [2]

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Distribution

Two species are endemic to southern Africa, with one species present in West to Central Africa, and another in Ethiopia.

Description

Males are unknown. Females range from 9–10 mm in total length. They have an elongated abdomen with parallel sides that overhang the spinnerets. The carapace is dark brown with a wide cephalic region and widely separated median and lateral eyes. The sternum is dark brown and longer than wide. The abdomen is elongate and cylindrical, longer than wide, and caudally overhangs the spinnerets. [3]

Lifestyle

Nothing is known about their behaviour, though some specimens were sampled while sweeping grass. [3]

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes four species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus Singafrotypa". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Benoit, P. L. G. (1962). "Les Araneidae-Nephilinae africains". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 65: 217–231.
  3. 1 2 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa. Version 2: part 3 (Ne-U). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 57. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6326991. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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