Messapus (spider) explained

Messapus is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species:^[2]

• Messapus martini Simon, 1898 — Zambia, South Africa
• Messapus megae Haddad & Mbo, 2015 — Zimbabwe
• Messapus meridionalis Haddad & Mbo, 2015 — South Africa
• Messapus natalis (Pocock, 1898) — Mozambique, South Africa
• Messapus seiugatus Haddad & Mbo, 2015 — Guinea
• Messapus tigris Haddad & Mbo, 2015 — Botswana, Namibia
• Messapus tropicus Haddad & Mbo, 2015 — Congo

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E.. 1898. Histoire naturelle des araignées. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
2. Web site: Gen. Messapus Simon, 1898. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-05. Natural History Museum Bern.