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Parapalystes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Parapalystes Croeser, 1996
Type species
P. euphorbiae Croeser, 1996
Species
5, see text

Parapalystes is a genus of South African huntsman spiders that was first described by P. M. C. Croeser in 1996.

Species

As of September 2019 it contains five species, found in South Africa:

• 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

• List of Sparassidae species

References

1. ^ "Gen. Parapalystes Croeser, 1996". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
2. Croeser, P. M. C. (1996). "A revision of the African huntsman spider genus Palystes L. Koch 1875 (Araneae: Heteropodidae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 37: 1–122.

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