Graptartia
Genus of spiders
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Graptartia is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1896,[1] with two described species.[2]
| Graptartia | |
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| G. granulosa from South Africa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Graptartia Simon, 1896<[1] |
| Type species | |
| G. granulosa Simon, 1896 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Description
The carapace is uniformly deep orange, red, or purple, evenly high and slightly elevated towards the rear, reaching its highest point at two-thirds its length. The surface is granular, especially at setal bases, with short and long white setae scattered across the surface.[3]
The opisthosoma is oval with a large dorsal scutum and a pitted dorsum with blackened undertones. Two pairs of large, white spots are present dorsally, composed of white clavate setae. The legs have scattered feathery setae.[3]
