Palystella is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1928.[2]

Palystella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Palystella
Lawrence, 1928[1]
Type species
P. sexmaculata
Lawrence, 1928
Species

4, see text

Species

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As of September 2019 it contains four species, all endemic to Namibia:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Palystella Lawrence, 1928". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Lawrence, R. F. (1928). "Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa VII. Arachnida (Part 2)". Annals of the South African Museum. 25: 217–312.