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Xerophaeus
Xerophaeus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907.
37 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Xerophaeus aurariarum
speciesXerophaeus aurariarum

Xerophaeus vickermani
speciesXerophaeus vickermani

Xerophaeus aridus
speciesXerophaeus aridus

Xerophaeus spoliator
speciesXerophaeus spoliator

Xerophaeus patricki
speciesXerophaeus patricki
Xerophaeus capensis
speciesXerophaeus capensis

Xerophaeus bicavus
speciesXerophaeus bicavus

Xerophaeus appendiculatus
speciesXerophaeus appendiculatus
Xerophaeus thomasi
speciesXerophaeus thomasi
Xerophaeus longispina
speciesXerophaeus longispina
Xerophaeus kiwuensis
speciesXerophaeus kiwuensis
Xerophaeus biplagiatus
speciesXerophaeus biplagiatus
Xerophaeus druryi
speciesXerophaeus druryi
Xerophaeus exiguus
speciesXerophaeus exiguus
Xerophaeus flammeus
speciesXerophaeus flammeus
Xerophaeus flavescens
speciesXerophaeus flavescens
Xerophaeus maritimus
speciesXerophaeus maritimus
Xerophaeus occiduus
speciesXerophaeus occiduus
Xerophaeus pallidus
speciesXerophaeus pallidus
Xerophaeus perversus
speciesXerophaeus perversus
Xerophaeus phaseolus
speciesXerophaeus phaseolus
Xerophaeus robustus
speciesXerophaeus robustus
Xerophaeus rubeus
speciesXerophaeus rubeus
Xerophaeus tenebrosus
speciesXerophaeus tenebrosus
Xerophaeus crustosus
speciesXerophaeus crustosus
Xerophaeus ruandanus
speciesXerophaeus ruandanus
Xerophaeus silvaticus
speciesXerophaeus silvaticus
Xerophaeus ahenus
speciesXerophaeus ahenus
Xerophaeus anthropoides
speciesXerophaeus anthropoides
Xerophaeus hottentottus
speciesXerophaeus hottentottus
Xerophaeus lunulifer
speciesXerophaeus lunulifer
Xerophaeus spiralifer
speciesXerophaeus spiralifer
Xerophaeus communis
speciesXerophaeus communis
Xerophaeus crusculus
speciesXerophaeus crusculus
Xerophaeus rostratus
speciesXerophaeus rostratus
Xerophaeus matroosbergensis
speciesXerophaeus matroosbergensis
Xerophaeus lightfooti
speciesXerophaeus lightfooti
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 419917.