Parapalystes
{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Parapalystes
| type_species = P. euphorbiae
| type_species_authority = Croeser, 1996
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 5, see text
}}
Parapalystes is a genus of South African huntsman spiders that was first described by P. M. C. Croeser in 1996.{{cite journal| last=Croeser| first=P. M. C.| year=1996| title=A revision of the African huntsman spider genus Palystes L. Koch 1875 (Araneae: Heteropodidae)| journal=Annals of the Natal Museum| pages=1–122| volume=37}}
Species
{{as of|2019|09}} it contains five species, found in South Africa:{{cite journal| title=Gen. Parapalystes Croeser, 1996| website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0| accessdate=2019-10-13| year=2019| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3139| doi=10.24436/2}}
- Parapalystes cultrifer (Pocock, 1900) – South Africa
- Parapalystes euphorbiae Croeser, 1996 (type) – South Africa
- Parapalystes lycosinus (Pocock, 1900) – South Africa
- Parapalystes megacephalus (C. L. Koch, 1845) – South Africa
- Parapalystes whiteae (Pocock, 1902) – South Africa
See also
References
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Category:Endemic spiders of South Africa
Category:Spiders of South Africa
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