en Entypesidae

Entypesidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Clade:	Avicularioidea
Family:	Entypesidae; Bond, Opatova & Hedin, 2020
Diversity
	6 genera, 42 species

Entypesidae is a family of African mygalomorphae spiders.^[1] It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae).^[2]

Genera

As of January 2022^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:^[1]

Afropesa Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021 – South Africa
Brachytheliscus Pocock, 1902 – South Africa
Entypesa Simon, 1902 – Madagascar
Hermacha Simon, 1889 – South America, Africa
Hermachola Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa
Lepthercus Purcell, 1902 – South Africa

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Family: Entypesidae Bond, Opatova & Hedin, 2020". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ Opatova, V.; et al. (2020). "Phylogenetic systematics and evolution of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae using genomic scale data". Systematic Biology. 69 (4): 701–702. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz064. PMID 31841157.

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[NMBE-1] "Family: Entypesidae Bond, Opatova & Hedin, 2020". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[Opat2020-2] Opatova, V.; et al. (2020). "Phylogenetic systematics and evolution of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae using genomic scale data". Systematic Biology. 69 (4): 701–702. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz064. PMID 31841157.

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