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Africepheia

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Africepheia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Synaphridae
Genus: Africepheia
Miller, 2007[1]
Species:
A. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Africepheia madagascariensis
Miller, 2007

Africepheia is a monotypic genus of Malagasy araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae containing the single species, Africepheia madagascariensis. It was first described by J. A. Miller in 2007,[2] and is found on Madagascar.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Africepheia Miller, 2007". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Miller, J. A. (2007). "Synaphridae of Madagascar (Araneae: Araneoidea): a new family record for the Afrotropical region". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 58: 21–48.