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| Graptartia | |
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| G. granulosa from South Africa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Graptartia Simon, 1896[1] |
| Type species | |
| G. granulosa Simon, 1896 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Graptartia is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1896,[1] with two described species.[2]
Description
[edit]The carapace is uniformly deep orange, red, or purple, evenly high and slightly elevated towards the rear, reaching its highest point at two-thirds its length. The surface is granular, especially at setal bases, with short and long white setae scattered across the surface.[3]
The opisthosoma is oval with a large dorsal scutum and a pitted dorsum with blackened undertones. Two pairs of large, white spots are present dorsally, composed of white clavate setae. The legs have scattered feathery setae.[3]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Graptartia granulosa Simon, 1896 – DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (type species)
- Graptartia scabra (Simon, 1878) – Morocco, Algeria
References
[edit]- 1 2 Simon, E. (1896). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Clubionidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 40: 400–422. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.2026.
- 1 2 "Genus Graptartia". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- 1 2 Haddad, C.R.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Corinnidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 38. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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