Superregnum: Eukaryota
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: Ammoxenidae
Genus: Rastellus
Species: R. africanus – R. deserticola – R. florisbad – R. kariba – R. narubis – R. sabulosus – R. struthio
Name
Rastellus Platnick & Griffin, 1990
Type species: Rastellus africanus Norman Ira Platnick & Griffin, 1990
References
Primary references
Platnick, N.I. & Griffin, E. 1990: On Rastellus, a new genus of the spider family Ammoxenidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). American Museum novitates 2995: 1-11. full article (PDF). Reference page.
Additional references
Haddad, C.R. 2003: A new species of Rastellus (Araneae: Ammoxenidae) from South Africa. African Zoology 38: 400-401. Reference page.
Rastellus is a genus of African termite hunters first described by Norman I. Platnick & E. Griffin in 1990.[2]
Species
As of April 2019 it contains seven species:[1]
Rastellus africanus Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia, Botswana
Rastellus deserticola Haddad, 2003 – South Africa
Rastellus florisbad Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – South Africa
Rastellus kariba Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Zimbabwe
Rastellus narubis Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia
Rastellus sabulosus Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia
Rastellus struthio Platnick & Griffin, 1990 – Namibia, Botswana
References
"Gen. Rastellus Platnick & Griffin, 1990". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
Platnick, N. I.; Griffin, E. (1990). "On Rastellus, a new genus of the spider family Ammoxenidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea)". American Museum Novitates. 2995: 1–11.
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