Palystella Explained

Palystella is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1928.^[1]

Species

it contains four species, all endemic to Namibia:^[2]

• Palystella browni Lawrence, 1962
• Palystella namaquensis Lawrence, 1938 – Namibia
• Palystella pallida Lawrence, 1938 – Namibia
• Palystella sexmaculata Lawrence, 1928 (type) – Namibia

See also

• List of Sparassidae species

Notes and References

1. Lawrence. R. F.. 1928. Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa VII. Arachnida (Part 2). Annals of the South African Museum. 217–312. 25.
2. Gen. Palystella Lawrence, 1928. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.