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Rastellus
Rastellus is a genus of small spiders in the family Gnaphosidae. The genus contains seven species endemic to southern Africa, with the northernmost record from Botswana. Originally placed in the family Ammoxenidae, the genus was transferred to Gnaphosidae in 2022.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Rastellus sabulosus
speciesRastellus sabulosus
Rastellus struthio
speciesRastellus struthio
Rastellus deserticola
speciesRastellus deserticola
Rastellus florisbad
speciesRastellus florisbad
Rastellus africanus
speciesRastellus africanus
Rastellus kariba
speciesRastellus kariba
Rastellus narubis
speciesRastellus narubis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 419831.