NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ero capensis Simon, 1895
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ero capensis Simon, 1895
- Name authority
- Simon, 1895
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Mimetidae
- Genus
- Ero
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumChelicerata
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familyMimetidae Simon, 1881
- genusEro C. L. Koch, 1836
- speciesEro capensis Simon, 1895
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ero. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ero canala Wang, 1990 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero canionis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero felix Thaler & van Harten, 2004 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero gemelosi Baert & Maelfait, 1984 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero japonica Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero kompirensis Strand, 1918 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero laeta Barrientos, 2017 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero lodingi Archer, 1941 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero melanostoma Mello-Leitão, 1929 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero pensacolae Ivie & Barrows, 1935 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero tenebrosa Lissner, 2018 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ero valida Keyserling, 1891 | MimetidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Simon, E. (1895a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 761-1084. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51973" target="_blank">10.5962/bhl.title.51973 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3B8S8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.