Ekapa

Ekapa
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Entypesidae
Genus: Ekapa
Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023
Species:
E. curvipes
Binomial name
Ekapa curvipes
(Purcell, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Hermacha curvipes Purcell, 1902
  • Hermacha nigra Tucker, 1917
  • Damarchodes purcelli Bonnet, 1956

Ekapa is a South African monotypic genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae, containing the single species Ekapa curvipes.

Distribution

Ekapa curvipes is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Etymology

Ekapa is the Xhosa name for Cape Town.

Description

Ekapa can be distinguished from all other related genera in the family Entypesidae by the presence of a retroventral projection in the male palpal tibia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ríos-Tamayo, D.; Lyle, R.; Sole, C. L. (2023). "Ekapa, a new genus of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Entypesidae) from South Africa". African Invertebrates. 64 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:2023AfrIn..64....1R. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.97018. hdl:2263/92379. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Ekapa Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.