Rafalus

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 <small>Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010</small> – United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus christophori <small>Prószyński, 1999</small> (type) – Egypt, Israel
• Rafalus desertus <small>Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010</small> – United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus feliksi <small>Prószyński, 1999</small> – Egypt, United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus insignipalpis <small>(Simon, 1882)</small> – Yemen (mainland, Socotra)
• Rafalus karskii <small>Prószyński, 1999</small> – Israel
• Rafalus lymphus <small>(Próchniewicz & Hęciak, 1994)</small> – Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Yemen
• Rafalus minimus <small>Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010</small> – United Arab Emirates
• Rafalus nigritibiis <small>(Caporiacco, 1941)</small> – Ethiopia
• Rafalus stanislawi <small>Prószyński, 1999</small> – Israel
• Rafalus variegatus <small>(Kroneberg, 1875)</small> – Iran, Central Asia
• Rafalus wittmeri <small>(Prószyński, 1978)</small> – Bhutan

References

External links

• Photograph of R. insignipalpis