Dendryphantes purcelli Peckham & Peckham, 1903

Dendryphantes purcellii: Peckham & Peckham 1903: 206, pl. 24. fig. 11.

Dendryphantes purcelli: Clark & Benoit 1977: 101, fig. 44; Haddad &Wesołowska 2011: 60, figs 9, 10, 24–27. Haddad and Wesołowska (2011) described both sexes.

Material examined: Maseru district: 1♀ Mohale Dam, 29°25'S 28°06'E, 2060 m, under rocks, 4.iii.2003 (NCA 2013 /3023); 1♀ Same locality, 15.xii.2003 (NCA 2013 /3024) . Qacha’s Nek district: 1♂ 1♀ Ha Ramorake, Mosaqane River, 30°06'S 28°43'E, 1950 m, grasses along river bank, 8.xi.2003 (NCA 2013 /3021) . Quthing district: 1♂ 1♀ Near Ha Liphapang village, 30°27'S 28°00'E, 1660 m, under rocks near Sebapela River, 15.xi.2003 (NCA 2013 /3022) .

Distribution: Previously recorded from South Africa and St Helena Island. Recorded from three localities in southern and central Lesotho (Fig. 48).