''Rastellus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n
termite hunters first described by
Norman I. Platnick & E. Griffin in 1990.
Species
it contains seven species:
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Rastellus africanus''
Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia, Botswana
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Rastellus deserticola''
Haddad, 2003 – South Africa
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Rastellus florisbad''
Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – South Africa
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Rastellus kariba''
Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Zimbabwe
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Rastellus narubis''
Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia
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Rastellus sabulosus''
Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia
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Rastellus struthio''
Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia, Botswana
References
Ammoxenidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
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