Graptartia

Graptartia is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1896, with two described species.

Description

The carapace is uniformly deep orange, red, or purple, evenly high and slightly elevated towards the rear, reaching its highest point at two-thirds its length. The surface is granular, especially at setal bases, with short and long white setae scattered across the surface.
The opisthosoma is oval with a large dorsal scutum and a pitted dorsum with blackened undertones. Two pairs of large, white spots are present dorsally, composed of white clavate setae. The legs have scattered feathery setae.

Species

, this genus includes two species:

Graptartia granulosa Simon, 1896 – DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
Graptartia scabra – Morocco, Algeria