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Eleleis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Prodidomidae
Genus:	Eleleis Simon, 1893
Type species
E. crinita Simon, 1893
Species
9, see text

Eleleis is a genus of spiders in the family Prodidominae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893, and is only found in southern Africa.

Species

As of April 2022 it contains nine species:

• Eleleis crinita Simon, 1893 – South Africa
• Eleleis etosha Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Eleleis haddadi Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – South Africa
• Eleleis himba Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Eleleis leleupi Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – South Africa
• Eleleis limpopo Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Zambia, South Africa
• Eleleis luderitz Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia
• Eleleis okavango Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Namibia, Botswana
• Eleleis solitaria Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 – Cape Verde

See also

• List of Prodidominae species

References

1. Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. pp. 257–488. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
2. ^ "Gen. Eleleis Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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