Rhaeboctesis
| Rhaeboctesis | |
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| Female R. exilis | |
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| Female R. secunda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Liocranidae |
| Genus: | Rhaeboctesis Simon[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhaeboctesis equestris | |
| Species | |
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Rhaeboctesis is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1897 by Simon. Of the eight described species, all but one are found in southern Africa.[1] R. xizangensis is endemic to China.[1]
female R. transvaalensis
female R. transvaalensis
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes eight species:[1]
- Rhaeboctesis denotata Lawrence, 1928 – Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis equestris Simon, 1897 – South Africa (type species)
- Rhaeboctesis exilis Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis matroosbergensis Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis secunda Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis transvaalensis Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis trinotata Tucker, 1920 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis xizangensis (Hu, 2001) – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Genus Rhaeboctesis". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-02.