Diploglena Explained

Diploglena is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1904.^[1]

Species

it contains six species:^[2]

• Diploglena arida Haddad, 2015 – South Africa
• Diploglena capensis Purcell, 1904 (type) – South Africa
• Diploglena dippenaarae Haddad, 2015 – South Africa
• Diploglena karooica Haddad, 2015 – Namibia, South Africa
• Diploglena major Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
• Diploglena proxila Haddad, 2015 – South Africa

Notes and References

1. Purcell. W. F.. 1904. Descriptions of new genera and species of South African spiders.. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 115–173. 15. 10.1080/21560382.1904.9626437.
2. Gen. Diploglena Purcell, 1904. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-17. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.