Capheris
Genus of spiders
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Capheris is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae with thirteen species from sub-Saharan Africa and India.[1] It was first described in 1893 by Eugène Louis Simon.[2]
| Capheris | |
|---|---|
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| Female C. langi | |
 | |
| Male C. subtilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Capheris Simon[1] |
| Type species | |
| Capheris crassimana | |
| Species | |
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13, see text | |
Species
female C. decorata
male C. decorata
female C. subtilis
As of September 2025[update], this genus includes thirteen species:[1]
- Capheris abrupta Jocqué, 2009 – South Africa
- Capheris apophysalis Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia
- Capheris approximata (Karsch, 1878) – Namibia, South Africa
- Capheris brunnea (Marx, 1893) – DR Congo
- Capheris crassimana (Simon, 1887) – Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa (type species)
- Capheris decorata Simon, 1904 – Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
- Capheris escheri Reimoser, 1934 – India
- Capheris fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1936 – Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Capheris kunenensis Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia
- Capheris langi Lawrence, 1936 – Botswana, South Africa
- Capheris oncka Lawrence, 1927 – Angola, Namibia, Botswana
- Capheris stillata Simon, 1905 – India
- Capheris subtilis Jocqué, 2009 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
