''Entypesidae'' is a family of African
mygalomorphae
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to t ...
spiders.
It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the
funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae).
Genera
, the
World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature.
The WSC began as a series of ...
accepts the following genera:
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Afropesa''
Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021 – South Africa
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Brachytheliscus''
Pocock, 1902 – South Africa
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Entypesa''
Simon, 1902 – Madagascar
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Hermacha''
Simon, 1889 – South America, Africa
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Hermachola''
Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa
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Lepthercus''
Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
References
Mygalomorphae families
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