South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide: The Palpimanidae of South Africa

The Palpimanidae is represented by 19 genera of which several are recorded from Africa.
In South Africa the family is represented by two genera and 15 species. The African
genera have not been revised. Presently 10 of the species are South African endemics
and five are known from Southern Africa. Seven of the species are listed at Data Deficient
due to lack of both sexes. There are 882 Palpimanidae records in the National Collection
of Arachnida with Diaphorocellus (135 records) and Palpimanus with 747 records,
but 73% of the accessions have not been identified to species level. The true status of
the palpimanids will only be known after revisions.