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Austrophaea

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Austrophaea is a monotypic genus of African corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, Austrophaea zebra. It was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1952, and has only been found in South Africa.

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Austrophaea is a monotypic genus of African corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, Austrophaea zebra. It was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1952, and has only been found in South Africa.

==Distribution== Austrophaea zebra is endemic to South Africa and is known from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces at altitudes ranging from 47 to 696 m above sea level.

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