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Palystes superciliosus fasciiventris The common rain spider ( Palystes superciliosus ), formerly P. natalius , [ 1 ] is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa . [ 2 ] It is the most common and widespread species in the genus Palystes . [ 3 ]
Palystes is a genus of huntsman spiders, commonly called rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders, [2] occurring in Africa, India, Australia, and the Pacific. [1] The most common and widespread species is P. superciliosus , found in South Africa, home to 12 species in the genus.
Palystes superciliosus, ventral aspect, showing aposematic coloration, plus typically masculine gracile build and clavate pedipalps armed with mating spurs A huntsman spider consuming a small beetle A female Heteropoda venatoria consuming a katydid
Palystes pinnotheres (Walckenaer, 1805) — Australia (New South Wales), New Caledonia; Palystes reticulatus Rainbow, 1899 — Santa Cruz Is. Palystes spiralis Strand, 1907 — Madagascar; Palystes stilleri Croeser, 1996 — South Africa; Palystes stuarti Croeser, 1996 — South Africa; Palystes superciliosus L. Koch, 1875 — Southern Africa
The giant huntsman spider is found in Laos, and is believed to be a cave dweller because of its pale colour, long legs and special hairs on the second foot of the male.. There is no apparent reduction of the eyes, possibly because the species lives near cave entran
P. Pachyballus castaneus; Pachyballus miniscutulus; Palystes castaneus; Palystes superciliosus; Panaretella; Parajotus obscurofemoratus; Parapalystes; Pellenes ...
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