Namaquarachne Explained

Namaquarachne is a genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found only in South Africa:^[2]

• Namaquarachne angulata Griswold, 1990 – South Africa
• Namaquarachne hottentotta (Pocock, 1900) – South Africa
• Namaquarachne khoikhoiana Griswold, 1990 (type) – South Africa
• Namaquarachne thaumatula Griswold, 1990 – South Africa
• Namaquarachne tropata Griswold, 1990 – South Africa

See also

• List of Phyxelididae species

Notes and References

1. Griswold. C. E.. 1990. A revision and phylogenetic analysis of the spider subfamily Phyxelidinae (Araneae, Amaurobiidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–206. 196.
2. Gen. Namaquarachne Griswold, 1990. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.