Hemiblossia

Genus: Hemiblossia

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Arthropoda > Arachnomorpha > Cheliceriformes > Chelicerata > Euchelicerata > Arachnida > Solifugae > Family: Daesiidae

Of the 18 species in this African genus, 15 have been recorded from southern Africa.

Information from Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. (2006) and Harvey (2003).

Hemiblossia australis Distribution includes South Africa (Northern Cape), Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Hemiblossia bouvieri Has a broad distribution that includes South Africa (Limpopo, Free State, Northern Cape), Namibia, Angola, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Hemiblossia etosha Recorded from Etosha and Kaokoland, Namibia.
Hemiblossia evangelina Recorded from Limpopo Province, South Africa. The type locality was near Evangelina, hence the name.
Hemiblossia idioceras Recorded from Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng)
Hemiblossia kalaharica Recorded from Botswana.
Hemiblossia lawrencei Recorded from Windhoek, Namibia.
Hemiblossia michaelseni Recorded north of Omaruru, Namibia.
Hemiblossia monocerus Recorded from Redbank, Zimbabwe.
Hemiblossia nama Recorded from Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa.
Hemiblossia nigritarsis Recorded from Angola and Namibia.
Hemiblossia oneili Distribution includes Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State).
Hemiblossia robusta Recorded from Hardap Dam, near Mariental, Namibia.
Hemiblossia rubropurpurea Recorded from Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Hemiblossia termitophila Distribution includes Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape).

Dippenaar-Schoeman A, Gonzalez Reyers AX, Harvey MS. 2006. A check-list of the Solifugae (sun spiders) of South Africa (Arachnida: Solifugae). African Plant Protection 12:70-92.
Harvey MS. 2003. Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Australia.