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Rafalus

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Rafalus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Jerzy Prószyński in 1999.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilySalticidae
Observations recorded81

Rafalus (лат.) — род аранеоморфных пауков из подсемейства Aelurillinae в семействе пауков-скакунов (Salticidae). Восемь видов этого рода встречаются в странах Центральной Азии, Ближнего Востока и Африки.

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Family
Salticidae
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Recorded in
Australia

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Rafalus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Jerzy Prószyński in 1999.

==Species== it contains twelve species, found only in Africa and Asia: Rafalus arabicus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates Rafalus christophori Prószyński, 1999 (type) – Egypt, Israel Rafalus desertus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates Rafalus feliksi Prószyński, 1999 – Egypt, United Arab Emirates Rafalus insignipalpis (Simon, 1882) – Yemen (mainland, Socotra) Rafalus karskii Prószyński, 1999 – Israel Rafalus lymphus (Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994) – Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Yemen Rafalus minimus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates Rafalus nigritibiis (Caporiacco, 1941) – Ethiopia Rafalus stanislawi Prószyński, 1999 – Israel Rafalus variegatus (Kroneberg, 1875) – Iran, Central Asia Rafalus wittmeri (Prószyński, 1978) – Bhutan

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