Ekapa
Species of spider
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Ekapa is a South African monotypic genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae, containing the single species Ekapa curvipes.[2]
| Ekapa | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution
Ekapa curvipes is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2]
Etymology
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]
