Eleleis is a genus of spiders in the family Prodidominae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893,[1] and is only found in southern Africa.[2]

Eleleis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Prodidomidae
Genus: Eleleis
Simon, 1893
Type species
E. crinita
Simon, 1893
Species

9, see text

Species

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As of April 2022 it contains nine species:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. pp. 257–488. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Eleleis Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 26 April 2022.