Map of South Africa, with enlargement indicating the 17 localities from which the Chrysillini examined in this study originated. Localities marked with * were sampled during the transect study.

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On some new and poorly-known Chrysillini from arid western South Africa (Araneae, Salticidae)

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Nov 2024

Charles R Haddad
Wanda Wesołowska

Following a rapid biodiversity assessment of spiders in the arid western interior of South Africa, we report on the occurrence of some poorly known and new species of chrysilline jumping spiders. Helafricanus patellaris (Simon, 1901), Heliocapensis capensis (Wesołowska, 1986), H. mirabilis (Wesołowska, 1986) and Menemerus lesserti Lawrence, 1927 ar...