Family: Solpugidae
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A predominantly African family of solifuges but its
distribution also includes southern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.
There are 17 genera and 191 species, with 11 genera and 98 species native to
southern Africa.
Genera native to southern Africa
Information from Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. (2006)
and Harvey (2003).
Metasolpuga
One species, Metasolpuga picta, which has been
recorded from Damaraland in Namibia. |
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Prosolpuga
One species, Prosolpuga schultzei, recorded from
Redbank, near Walvis Bay, Namibia. |
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Solpuga
An African genus of 33 species, 16 of which have been
recorded from southern Africa. |
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Solpugassa
Six species, with one, Solpugassa furcifera,
recorded from southern Africa - its distribution includes Angola and
Namibia. |
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Solpugema
Tweny-nine species, with 28 recorded from southern Africa.
The remaining species has been recorded from Angola. |
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Solpugiba
Four species, with three recorded from southern Africa and
the forth from Kenya. |
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Solpugista
All four species are known only from Namibia. |
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Solpuguna
Five species, all endemic to southern Africa. |
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Solpugyla
An African genus containing 10 species, four of which have
been recorded from southern Africa. |
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Zeria
An African genus containing 60 species, 29 of which have
been recorded from southern Africa. |
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Zeriassa
An African genus of 17 recorded species, six of which have been recorded
from southern Africa. |
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Publications
- 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.
Text by Norman Larsen © |