Summary description from Wikipedia:

Palystes superciliosus in languages:

Afrikaans

Gewone Akkedisvreter

Afrikaans

Gewone Reënspinnekop

English

Common Rain Spider

German

Regen-Spinne

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Parent Taxon

• Palystes

Sibling Taxa

• Palystes ansiedippenaarae
• Palystes castaneus
• Palystes convexus
• Palystes crawshayi
• Palystes ellioti
• Palystes fornasinii
• Palystes hoehneli
• Palystes johnstoni
• Palystes karooensis
• Palystes kreutzmanni
• Palystes leppanae
• Palystes leroyorum
• Palystes lunatus
• Palystes martinfilmeri
• Palystes perornatus
• Palystes pinnotheres
• Palystes reticulatus
• Palystes stilleri
• Palystes stuarti
• Palystes superciliosus

Top Observation Places

• Paarl
• Pinetown
• Pretoria
• Johannesburg
• Randburg
• Knysna
• Mossel Bay
• George
• Cape Town
• Stellenbosch