Xerophaeus longispinus
| Xerophaeus longispinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Xerophaeus |
| Species: | X. longispinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerophaeus longispinus | |
Xerophaeus longispinus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Kamaggas mouse ground spider.[3]
Distribution
Xerophaeus longispinus is recorded from two South African provinces: KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 231 to 2,892 m above sea level. Xerophaeus longispinus are free-living ground dwellers.[3]
Description
Xerophaeus longispinus is known from both sexes. The colour is pale yellowish-testaceous, with the head and chelicerae generally coppery-red, and the opisthosoma fulvous.[3]
Conservation
Xerophaeus longispinus is listed as Data Deficient. Three of the localities were sampled prior to 1908. The species is protected in Namaqua National Park and Goegap Nature Reserve, but more sampling is needed to determine the species' present range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by W. F. Purcell in 1908 from Kamaggas. The species has not been revised but is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ↑ Purcell, W.F. (1908). "Araneae (I). In: Schultze, L. (ed.): Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Erster Band: Systematik und Tiergeographie. Zweite Lieferung". Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 13: 203–246.
- ↑ "Xerophaeus longispinus Purcell, 1908". World Spider Catalog.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 3 (T-X). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 49.
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