Aphirape Explained

Aphirape is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species, found in Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil:^[2]

• Aphirape ancilla (C. L. Koch, 1846) (type) – Brazil
• Aphirape boliviensis Galiano, 1981 – Bolivia, Argentina
• Aphirape flexa Galiano, 1981 – Argentina, Uruguay
• Aphirape gamas Galiano, 1996 – Brazil, Argentina
• Aphirape misionensis Galiano, 1981 – Argentina, Brazil
• Aphirape riojana (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Argentina
• Aphirape riparia Galiano, 1981 – Argentina
• Aphirape uncifera (Tullgren, 1905) – Argentina

Notes and References

1. Book: Koch, C. L.. 1850. Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. J. L. Lotzbeck . Nürnberg . 5 . 1–77. Carl Ludwig Koch. 10.5962/bhl.title.39561.
2. Gen. Aphirape C. L. Koch, 1850. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.