Ekapa, a new genus of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Entypesidae) from South Africa

dc.contributor.authorRios-Tamayo, Duniesky
dc.contributor.authorLyle, Robin
dc.contributor.authorSole, Catherine L.
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T11:31:10Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T11:31:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-27
dc.description.abstractA new genus of mygalomorph spider Ekapa gen. nov., is described from South Africa. The new genus was formed to include the species Hermacha curvipes Purcell, 1902 and Hermacha nigra Tucker, 1917. These species are synonymized based on their somatic similarities, such as fovea shape, cheliceral teeth distribution, ocular pattern, presence of preening combs, and their close geographic distribution. The new genus proposed is distinguished by the presence of a projection in the retroventral side of the palpal tibia in males, together with a distinctive copulatory bulb shape; and in females by the shape of their spermathecae, with a high base and apical stalks that open into oval apical receptacles.en_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation, South Africa.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.neten_US
dc.identifier.citationRíos-Tamayo, D., Lyle, R., Sole, C.L. (2023) Ekapa, a new genus of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Entypesidae) from South Africa. African Invertebrates 64(1): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.97018.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1681-5556 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2305-2562 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.97018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/92379
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPensoft Publishersen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Duniesky Ríos-Tamayo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).en_US
dc.subjectNew genusen_US
dc.subjectNew speciesen_US
dc.subjectNew synonymyen_US
dc.subjectSystematicsen_US
dc.subjectTaxonomyen_US
dc.titleEkapa, a new genus of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Entypesidae) from South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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