''Afropesa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of southern African

mygalomorph The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to the ...

spiders in the family

Entypesidae ''Entypesidae'' is a family of African mygalomorphae spiders. It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae). Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following gener ...

. It was first described by S. L. Zonstein and D. Ríos-Tamayo in 2021, and it has only been found in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. it contains only three species: '' A. gauteng'', '' A. schoutedeni'', and '' A. schwendingeri''. The type species was originally described under the name "''Entypesa schoutedeni''.

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