''Brachyphaea'' is a
genus
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of
Africa
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n
corinnid sac spiders first described by W. Bösenberg & Heinrich Lenz in 1895.
Species
it contains seven species:
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Brachyphaea berlandi''
Lessert, 1915 – East Africa
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Brachyphaea castanea''
Simon, 1896 – Tanzania (Zanzibar)
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Brachyphaea hulli''
Lessert, 1921 – East Africa
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Brachyphaea proxima''
Lessert, 1921 – East Africa
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Brachyphaea simoni''
Simon, 1895 (
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) – East Africa
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Brachyphaea simpliciaculeata''
Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya
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Brachyphaea vulpina''
Simon, 1896 – Mozambique
References
Corinnidae genera
Corinnidae
Spiders of Africa
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