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Genus: Solpugyla
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> Family: Solpugidae
An African genus containing 10 species, four of which have
been recorded from southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
Information from Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. (2006)
and Harvey (2003).
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Solpugyla darlingii
Distribution includes South Africa (Eastern Cape),
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, DRC. |
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Solpugyla globicornis
Recorded from Mpumalanga and Gauteng, South Africa. |
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Solpugyla masiensis
Recorded near Chai-Chai in Mozambique. |
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Solpugyla umtalica Recorded
from Umtali, Zimbabwe. |
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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 © |
