Ekapa

Ekapa is a South African monotypic genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae, containing the single species Ekapa curvipes.

Distribution

Ekapa curvipes is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Etymology

Ekapa is the Xhosa name for Cape Town.

Description

Ekapa can be distinguished from all other related genera in the family Entypesidae by the presence of a retroventral projection in the male palpal tibia.