Genus: Solpuga
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An African genus of 33 species, 16 of which have been
recorded from southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
Information from Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. (2006)
and Harvey (2003).
Solpuga alstoni
Recorded from near Pella in the Northern Cape, South
Africa. |
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Solpuga atriceps
Recorded from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
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Solpuga bechuanica
Recorded from Botswana and Namibia. |
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Solpuga bovicornis
Recorded from the Matroosberg Mountains in the Western
Cape, South Africa. |
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Solpuga chelicornis
Distribution includes South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern
Cape and Northern Cape), Botswana and Namibia. |
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Solpuga conservatorum
Recorded from various localities in the Kruger National
Park, in both Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. |
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Solpuga fitzsimonsi
Recorded from Murraysburg, Western Cape, South Africa. |
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Solpuga hispidicelis
Recorded from near Umtali in Zimbabwe. |
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Solpuga matabelena
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Solpuga praedatrix
Recorded from Botswana. |
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Solpuga rufescens
Early record (1842) from South Africa ('Cap') but not
collected since. |
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Solpuga suffusca
Only known from the type, which did not have accurate
locality data but which was possibly collected in KwaZulu-Natal, South
Africa. |
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Solpuga truncata
Recorded from the Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province,
South Africa. |
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Solpuga venosa
Recorded from two widely separated localities in South
Africa: 32 km E of Pietersburg in Limpopo Province, and Cape Town in the
Western Cape. |
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Solpuga villosa
Recorded from the Northern Cape and Western Cape, South
Africa. |
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Solpuga zuluana Recorded from
northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
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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 © |