Araegeus mimicus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Makapan Araegeus Jumping Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Araegeus
Species:
A. mimicus
Binomial name
Araegeus mimicus
Simon, 1901[1]

Araegeus mimicus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Makapan Araegeus jumping spider.[3]

Araegeus mimicus is found only in South Africa,[2] where it is known only from Makapan in the Limpopo province.[3]

Description

Habitat and ecology

The species was sampled from a cave in the Savanna Biome at an altitude of 1038 m.[3]

Conservation

Taxonomy

References

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