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Menneus capensis

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Menneus capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Deinopidae
Genus: Menneus
Species:
M. capensis
Binomial name
Menneus capensis
(Purcell, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Avellopsis capensis Purcell, 1904

Menneus capensis, also known as Cape camel-back spider, is a species of net-casting spider in the family Deinopidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape in South Africa.[1][2]: 15 

References

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  1. ^ "Cape Camel-back Spider (Menneus capensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ Coddington, Jonathan A.; Kuntner, Matjaz; Opell, Brent D. (2012). "Systematics of the Spider Family Deinopidae with a Revision of the Genus Menneus" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (636): 1–61. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.636.1.
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