Palystes stilleri
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| Stiller's rain spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Palystes |
| Species: | P. stilleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Palystes stilleri | |
Palystes stilleri is a spider species in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Stiller's rain spider.[3]
Palystes stilleri is found in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The species has been sampled from the Hottentots Holland Mountains, and it is protected in Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, and Swartberg Nature Reserve. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 27 to 701 m.[3]
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