Sceliscelis is a monotypic genus of east African palp-footed spiders containing the single species, Sceliscelis marshi. It was first described by A. D. Oketch, S. Zonstein and E. N. Kioko in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in Kenya.[1]

Sceliscelis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Palpimanidae
Genus: Sceliscelis
Oketch & Li, 2020[1]
Species:
S. marshi
Binomial name
Sceliscelis marshi
Oketch & Li, 2020[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Sceliscelis Oketch & Li, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  2. ^ Oketch, A. D.; Zonstein, S.; Kioko, E. N.; et al. (2020). "Description of a new genus and three new species of the family Palpimanidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Kenya". African Invertebrates. 61 (2): 93–106. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.61.54004. S2CID 225492016.