Afrarchaea ngomensis
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| Ngome Assassin Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Afrarchaea |
| Species: | A. ngomensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrarchaea ngomensis Lotz, 1996 | |
Afrarchaea ngomensis is a species of spider of the genus Afrarchaea. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]
The species name ngomensis refers to its type locality, Ngome State Forest in KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
Distribution
Afrarchaea ngomensis has been recorded from two provinces in South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (Ngome State Forest) and Mpumalanga (Graskop, Fairy Forest). The species is likely undersampled and may occur in additional patches of indigenous forest between these locations.[3]
Habitat
The species inhabits high mountainous forest and dense indigenous forest environments within the Forest and Savanna biomes. It has been sampled using pitfall traps from indigenous forest as well as in ecotones between natural forest and pine plantations.[3]
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