Rafalus Explained

Rafalus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Jerzy Prószyński in 1999.^[1]

Species

it contains twelve species, found only in Africa and Asia:^[2]

• Rafalus arabicus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus christophori Prószyński, 1999 (type) – Egypt, Israel
• Rafalus desertus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus feliksi Prószyński, 1999 – Egypt, United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus insignipalpis (Simon, 1882) – Yemen (mainland, Socotra)
• Rafalus karskii Prószyński, 1999 – Israel
• Rafalus lymphus (Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994) – Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Yemen
• Rafalus minimus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus nigritibiis (Caporiacco, 1941) – Ethiopia
• Rafalus stanislawi Prószyński, 1999 – Israel
• Rafalus variegatus (Kroneberg, 1875) – Iran, Central Asia
• Rafalus wittmeri (Prószyński, 1978) – Bhutan

External links

• Photograph of R. insignipalpis

Notes and References

1. Prószyński. J.. 1999. Description of Rafalus gen. n. (Aranei: Salticidae), with special reference to the Near East fauna. Arthropoda Selecta. 89–101. 8. Jerzy Prószyński.
2. Gen. Rafalus Prószyński, 1999. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-12. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.