Eleleis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Sectio: Dionycha
Superfamilia: Gnaphosoidea

Familia: Gnaphosidae
Subfamily: Prodidominae
Genus: Eleleis
Species: E. crinita – E. etosha – E. haddadi – E. himba – E. leleupi – E. limpopo – E. luderitz – E. okavango – E. solitaria
Name

Eleleis Simon, 1893

Type species: Eleleis crinita Simon, 1893

Gender: feminine
References
Primary references

Simon, E.L. 1893: Histoire naturelle das araignées. Paris Vol. 1: 257-488. Reference page.

Additional references

Rodrigues, B.V.B. & Rheims, C.A. 2020. An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Zootaxa 4799(1): 001–080. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1. Paywall. Reference page.

Eleleis is a genus of spiders in the family Prodidominae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893,[1] and is only found in southern Africa.[2]
Species

As of April 2022 it contains nine species:[2]

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