Afropesa
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| Afropesa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Entypesidae |
| Genus: | Afropesa Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021[1] |
| Type species | |
| Entypesa schoutedeni (Benoit, 1965) | |
| Species | |
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Afropesa is a genus of southern African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by S. L. Zonstein and D. Ríos-Tamayo in 2021,[2] and its three described species are endemic to South Africa.[1]
The type species was originally described under the name "Entypesa schoutedeni.[3]
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species:[1]
- Afropesa gauteng Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021
- Afropesa schoutedeni (Benoit, 1965) (type species)
- Afropesa schwendingeri Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021
