Monaeses pustulosus
| Long Tail Monaeses Crab Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Monaeses |
| Species: | M. pustulosus |
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| Monaeses pustulosus | |
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Monaeses pustulosus is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is endemic to Africa and is commonly known as the long tail Monaeses crab spider.[3]
Distribution
Monaeses pustulosus is found in Ethiopia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Kenya, DR Congo, Namibia and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, the species occurs in all nine provinces.[3] Notable locations include Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Kruger National Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Monaeses pustulosus is mainly sampled from grass.[3] The species has been collected from Fynbos, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, Savanna and Grassland biomes at altitudes ranging from 1 to 2,020 m.[3]
Some individuals have also been collected from trees such as Dombeya species at Nylsvley Nature Reserve.[3]
Description
Conservation
Monaeses pustulosus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] The species is protected in 14 protected areas.[3]
Taxonomy
Monaeses pustulosus was originally described by Pietro Pavesi in 1895 from Ethiopia.[1] The species was revised by Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1984.[4]
References
- 1 2 Pavesi, P. (1895). "Esplorazione del Guiba e dei suoi affluenti compiuta dal Cap. Bottego. XVIII. Aracnidi". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 35: 491–537.
- 1 2 "Monaeses pustulosus Pavesi, 1895". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 61. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (1984). "The crab-spiders of southern Africa (Araneae: Thomisidae). 4. The genus Monaeses Thorell, 1869". Phytophylactica. 16: 101–116.