Argiope tapinolobata
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| Long-bodied Garden Orb-Web Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope |
| Species: | A. tapinolobata |
| Binomial name | |
| Argiope tapinolobata Bjørn, 1997[1] | |
Argiope tapinolobata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found from Senegal to South Africa.[2] It is commonly known as the long-bodied garden orb-web spider.[3]
Argiope tapinolobata is known from Senegal, Namibia, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is recorded from a single locality in Gauteng.[3]
