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Genus: Sarascelis Simon, 1887 | Family: Palpimanidae Thorell, 1869

Sarascelis chaperi Simon, 1887

SPECIES | ACCEPTED | TYPE SPECIES

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005617

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Described:

Distribution: Gambia, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau

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Syntype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France 2f - (Benjamin, 2024c)

Taxonomic References

Sarascelis chaperi Simon, 1887a: 275 (Df) Original description

Sarascelis chaperi Simon, 1907d: 241 (Dm)

Sarascelis chaperi Zonstein & Marusik, 2022a: 257, f. 25-26 (m)

Sarascelis chaperi Benjamin, 2024c: 16, f. 8D-E, 9A-B (m)

References

Benjamin, S. P. (2024c). Palp-footed spiders of Sri Lanka with descriptions of six new species (Araneae: Palpimanidae). ZooNova 40: 1-23. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.14537225 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1887a). Etudes arachnologiques. 19e Mémoire. XXVII. Arachnides recueillis à Assinie (Afrique occidentale) par MM. Chaper et Alluaud. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (6) 7: 261-276. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1907d). Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 1re partie. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 43: 218-323. -- Show included taxa

Zonstein, S. L. & Marusik, Y. M. (2022a). Descriptions of Sceliraptor gen. n. and two new species from Kenya (Araneae, Palpimanidae). Arachnology 19(Special Issue): 257-264. doi: 10.13156/arac.2022.19.sp1.257 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2024-12-21	New taxonomic reference entry	Benjamin, 2024c
2022-06-15	New taxonomic reference entry	Zonstein & Marusik, 2022a
2022-06-15	Species distribution update	Zonstein & Marusik, 2022a	Old value