Ariadna gryllotalpa
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| Ariadna gryllotalpa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Segestriidae |
| Genus: | Ariadna |
| Species: | A. gryllotalpa |
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| Ariadna gryllotalpa | |
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Ariadna gryllotalpa is a species of spider in the family Segestriidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.[3]
Ariadna gryllotalpa is known only from the type locality at Stompneus, St Helena Bay in the Western Cape, at an altitude of 109 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Females have a brownish red carapace, yellowish at the sides posteriorly and at the hind margin, with some radiating infuscate marks. The head is dark reddish-brown to nearly black. The abdomen is pale yellowish with purplish-black markings including a band crossing the anterior end above the pedicel and extending backwards down each side to the middle. Legs are pale, with the second pair infuscate on the dorsal surface. Total length is 10.25 mm.[3]
