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It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1907, [2] and has only been found in South Africa. [1] As of 2023 [update] , the genus is considered a nomen dubium by the World Spider Catalog . [ 3 ]
Portia schultzi is a species of jumping spider which ranges from South Africa in the south to Kenya in the north, and also is found in West Africa and Madagascar.In this species, which is slightly smaller than some other species of the genus Portia, the bodies of females are 5 to 7 mm (0.20 to 0.28 in) long, while those of males are 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) long.
Plexippus tsholotsho is a species of jumping spider in the genus Plexippus that lives in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was first described in 2011 by the Polish arachnologist Wanda Wesołowska. The species was first found in the Zimbabwean district of Tsholotsho, after which the species is named. Only the female has been described.
Euophrys leipoldti or the Karoo Euophrys Jumping Spider is a species of jumping spider in the genus Euophrys that is endemic to South Africa. It lives in karoo and succulent karoo. The female was first described in 1903 by George and Elizabeth Peckham and the male in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska , Galina Azarkina and Anthony Russell-Smith.
This family is just one of several families whose English name includes the phrase "crab spider". These spiders are often called "Flatties" due to their flattened dorsal profile. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Afrikaans name for these spiders is "Muurspinnekop," [ 6 ] which translates directly to "wall spider."
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family ... , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 ... 1908 - South Africa;
The World Spider Catalog treats Loxoscelinae as a subfamily of Sicariidae, [1] though some sources still recognize Loxoscelidae as a separate family (e.g., [8] [9]). A phylogenetic study in 2017 showed that the African species of Sicarius were distinct, and placed them in the revived genus Hexophthalma .
As of November 2021 it contains twelve species: [1]. G. acaenata (Griswold, 1991) – South Africa; G. disparilis (Lawrence, 1952) – South Africa; G. leleupi (Griswold, 1991) – South Africa