Ariadna hottentotta
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| Kamaggas Tube-Web Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Segestriidae |
| Genus: | Ariadna |
| Species: | A. hottentotta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariadna hottentotta | |
Ariadna hottentotta is a species of spider in the family Segestriidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Kamaggas tube-web spider.[3]
Ariadna hottentotta is known from three South African provinces: Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and Western Cape. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 1,212 to 1,513 m above sea level. Notable locations include Mountain Zebra National Park, Karoo National Park, and the type locality Kamaggas.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits multiple biomes including Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo, and Grassland biomes. It constructs tube signal-webs made in crevices of walls, rocks, fallen tree trunks, or bark of trees.[3]
Description
Females are reddish yellow in colour with the cephalothorax darkened on the side of the head anteriorly. The two posterior pairs of legs are somewhat paler than the anterior pairs. The abdomen is pale-yellowish with a broad dorsal band of purplish-black extending from end to end. Chelicerae are dark-red to reddish black. Total length is 8.5 mm.[3]
