Eleleis Explained

Eleleis is a genus of spiders in the family Prodidominae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893,^[1] and is only found in southern Africa.^[2]

Species

it contains nine species:

• Eleleis crinita Simon, 1893 – South Africa
• Eleleis etosha Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Eleleis haddadi Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – South Africa
• Eleleis himba Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Eleleis leleupi Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – South Africa
• Eleleis limpopo Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Zambia, South Africa
• Eleleis luderitz Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Eleleis okavango Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia, Botswana
• Eleleis solitaria Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Cape Verde

See also

• List of Prodidominae species

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E.. 1893. Histoire naturelle das araignées. 257–488. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène_Simon.
2. Web site: 2022 . Gen. Eleleis Simon, 1893 . World Spider Catalog Version 23.0 . Natural History Museum Bern . 10.24436/2 . 26 April 2022.