''Diploglena'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their ...
spiders in the family
Caponiidae, first described by
William Frederick Purcell
William Frederick Purcell (18 September 1866 - 3 October 1919) was an English-born South African arachnologist and zoologist. He is regarded as being the founder of modern araneology in South Africa.
Early life and education
Purcell was bor ...
in 1904.
Species
it contains six species:
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Diploglena arida''
Haddad, 2015 – South Africa
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Diploglena capensis''
Purcell, 1904 (
type) – South Africa
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Diploglena dippenaarae''
Haddad, 2015 – South Africa
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Diploglena karooica''
Haddad, 2015 – Namibia, South Africa
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Diploglena major''
Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
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Diploglena proxila''
Haddad, 2015 – South Africa
References
Araneomorphae genera
Caponiidae
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by William Frederick Purcell
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