| Rhaeboctesis | |
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| Female R. exilis | |
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| Female R. secunda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Liocranidae |
| Genus: | Rhaeboctesis Simon1 |
| Type species | |
| Rhaeboctesis equestris | |
| Species | |
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Rhaeboctesis is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1897 by Simon. Of the eight described species, all but one are found in southern Africa.1 R. xizangensis is endemic to China.1
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female R. transvaalensis -
female R. transvaalensis
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes eight species:1
- Rhaeboctesis denotata Lawrence, 1928 – Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis equestris Simon, 1897 – South Africa (type species)
- Rhaeboctesis exilis Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis matroosbergensis Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis secunda Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis transvaalensis Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis trinotata Tucker, 1920 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Rhaeboctesis xizangensis (Hu, 2001) – China
References
References
- "Genus Rhaeboctesis". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-02.