Namaquella


Namaquella is a genus of spiders in the family Trachelidae.

Distribution

Namaquella is endemic to South Africa.

Etymology

The genus is named after the Namaqualand region where the type species originates. N. arida indicates the species was collected from arid Succulent Karoo environments. N. samanthae is named after Charles Haddad's wife, who collected the holotype of this species.ref name="haddad2025" />

Species

, this genus includes two species:Namaquella arida Haddad, 2025South AfricaNamaquella samanthae Haddad, 2025 – South Africa