Entypesidae

Entypesidae is a family of African mygalomorphae spiders.^[1] It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae).^[2]

Entypesidae
female Brachytheliscus bicolor
female Hermacha septemtrionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Clade:	Avicularioidea
Family:	Entypesidae Bond, Opatova & Hedin, 2020
Diversity[1]
7 genera, c. 40 species

Genera

Ekapa curvipes

As of October 2025^[update], this family includes seven genera:^[1]

• Afropesa Zonstein & Ríos-Tamayo, 2021 – South Africa
• Brachytheliscus Pocock, 1902 – South Africa
• Ekapa Ríos-Tamayo, Lyle & Sole, 2023 – South Africa
• Entypesa Simon, 1902 – Madagascar
• Hermacha Simon, 1889 – Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Colombia
• Hermachola Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa
• Lepthercus Purcell, 1902 – South Africa