Anelosimus nelsoni
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| Nelson's Anelosimus Comb-Foot Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Anelosimus |
| Species: | A. nelsoni |
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| Anelosimus nelsoni I. Agnarsson, 2006[1] | |
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Anelosimus nelsoni is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. It was first described from iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The species is named after Nelson Mandela.
Anelosimus nelsoni is found in South Africa,[2] where it is known from the provinces Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, and Western Cape.[3]
Description
The male holotype specimen is 2.08 millimetres (0.082 in) in length, and the female paratype is 2.60 millimetres (0.102 in) in length. Both the holotype and paratype were found on Fanies Island, 5 km south of Cape Vidal. Both were collected from bushes or trees in an open forest patch.[1]
