''Garcorops'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

east Africa East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the regi ...

n wall spiders that was first described by J. A. Corronca in 2003. it contains three species, found on

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

and

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: '' G. jocquei'', '' G. madagascar'', and '' G. paulyi''. In addition, one species, †''

Garcorops jadis ''Garcorops jadis'' is a possibly extinct species of Wall crab spider, family Selenopidae, and at present, it is one of four known species in the genus ''Garcorops''. The species is solely known from copal found on the beach near Sambava, on th ...

'' Bosselaers, 2004 , is only known from a fossil found in

copal Copal is a tree resin, particularly the aromatic resins from the copal tree '' Protium copal'' ( Burseraceae) used by the cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonially burned incense and for other purposes. More generally, copal includ ...

on Madagascar:

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Araneomorphae genera Selenopidae Spiders of Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub

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