Cynapes Explained

Cynapes is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.^[1]

Species

it contains four species, found only in Africa:^[2]

• Cynapes baptizatus (Butler, 1876) – Mauritius (Rodriguez)
• Cynapes canosus Simon, 1900 – Mauritius
• Cynapes lineatus (Vinson, 1863) – Réunion, Mauritius
• Cynapes wrighti (Blackwall, 1877) (type) – Seychelles

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1900. Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 381–407. 44. Eugène Simon.
2. Gen. Cynapes Simon, 1900. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-06. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.