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Genus: Chelypus
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> Arachnida > Solifugae
> Family: Hexisopodidae
Of the eight species, seven have been recorded from southern
Africa. The remaining species has been recorded from Zambia.
Species native to southern Africa
Information from Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. (2006)
and Harvey (2003).
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Chelypus barberi
Distribution includes South Africa (Northern Cape),
Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zimbabwe and Zambia. |
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Chelypus eberlanzi
Recorded from Luderitz, Namibia. |
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Chelypus hirsti
Distribution includes South Africa (Northern Cape),
Namibia and Botswana. |
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Chelypus lawrencei
Recorded from Luderitz, Namibia. |
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Chelypus lennoxae
Recorded from South Africa (Northern Cape) and Namibia. |
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Chelypus shortridgei
Recorded from Kavango, Namibia. |
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Chelypus wuehlischi Recorded from
Gobabis, Namibia. |
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Publications
- Dippenaar-Schoeman A, Gonzalez Reyers AX, Harvey MS. 2006. A
check-list of the Solifugae (sun spiders) of South Africa (Arachnida:
Solifugae). African Plant Protection 12:70-92.
- Harvey MS. 2003. Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world.
CSIRO Publishing, Australia.
Text by Norman Larsen © |
