Diploglena
| Diploglena | |
|---|---|
| Diploglena sp. | |
| Diploglena sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Caponiidae |
| Genus: | Diploglena Purcell, 1904[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. capensis Purcell, 1904
| |
| Species | |
|
6, see text | |
Diploglena is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1904.[2]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes six species:[1]
- Diploglena arida Haddad, 2015 – Namibia, South Africa
- Diploglena capensis Purcell, 1904 – South Africa (type species)
- Diploglena dippenaarae Haddad, 2015 – South Africa
- Diploglena karooica Haddad, 2015 – Namibia, South Africa
- Diploglena major Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Diploglena proxila Haddad, 2015 – South Africa
References
- ^ a b "Genus Diploglena". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Purcell, W. F. (1904). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African spiders" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 15: 115–173. doi:10.1080/21560382.1904.9626437.