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Diploglena proxila

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Diploglena proxila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Caponiidae
Genus: Diploglena
Species:
D. proxila
Binomial name
Diploglena proxila
Haddad, 2015[1]

Diploglena proxila is a species of araneomorph spider in the family Caponiidae.[1]

Description

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Diploglena proxila has two eyes. The male holotype measures 5.75 mm (0.226 in) and the female paratype measures 7.50 mm (0.295 in).[2]

Distribution

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The species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Diploglena proxila Haddad, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  2. ^ a b Haddad, C.R. (2015). "A revision of the southern African two-eyed spider genus Diploglena (Araneae: Caponiidae)". African Invertebrates. 56 (2): 43–363. doi:10.5733/afin.056.0208.