Purcelliana Explained

Purcelliana is a genus of South African long-spinneret ground spiders. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1964,^[1] and is only found in South Africa.^[2]

Species

it contains four species:^[2]

• Purcelliana cederbergensis Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – South Africa
• Purcelliana kamaseb Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Purcelliana khabus Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Purcelliana problematica Cooke, 1964 – South Africa

See also

• List of Prodidominae species

Notes and References

1. Cooke. J. A. L.. 1964. A revisionary study of some spiders of the rare family Prodidomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 257–305. 142.
2. Web site: Gen. Purcelliana Cooke, 1964. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.