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Genus: Xerophaeus Purcell, 1907 | Family: Gnaphosidae Banks, 1892

Xerophaeus perversus Purcell, 1923

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Described:

Distribution: Namibia

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Holotype: Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (SAMC), South Africa m (150599) - (Tucker, 1923)

Taxonomic References

Xerophaeus aridus Purcell, 1908: 236, pl. 11, f. 18 (m; misidentified per Purcell, in Tucker, 1923: 410)

Xerophaeus perversus Purcell in Tucker, 1923: 410 (Dm) Original description

References

Purcell, W. F. (1908). Araneae (I). In: Schultze, L. (ed.): Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Erster Band: Systematik und Tiergeographie. Zweite Lieferung. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 13: 203-246, pl. 11. -- Show included taxa

Tucker, R. W. E. (1923). The Drassidae of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 19(2): 251-437, pl. 8-11. -- Show included taxa

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-02-26	Species distribution update	Tucker, 1923	Old value