Capheris Explained
Capheris is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Eugène Louis Simon.[1], it contains 13 species, from sub-Saharan Africa and India.[2]
Species
Capheris comprises 13 species:
- C. abrupta Jocqué, 2009 — South Africa
- C. apophysalis Lawrence, 1928 — Namibia
- C. approximata (Karsch, 1878) — Namibia, South Africa
- C. brunnea (Marx, 1893) — Congo
- C. crassimana (Simon, 1887) (type) — Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
- C. decorata Simon, 1904 — Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
- C. escheri Reimoser, 1934 — India
- C. fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1936 — Zimbabwe, Botswana
- C. kunenensis Lawrence, 1927 — Namibia
- C. langi Lawrence, 1936 — Botswana, South Africa
- C. oncka Lawrence, 1927 — Angola, Namibia, Botswana
- C. stillata Simon, 1905 — India
- C. subtilis Jocqué, 2009 — Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Notes and References
- Book: Simon, E. 1893. Histoire naturelle des araignées. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- Web site: Zodariidae. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2017-03-21.
