Camillina aldabrae

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
African Pearly-Eyed Ground Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Camillina
Species:
C. aldabrae
Binomial name
Camillina aldabrae
(Strand, 1907)

Camillina aldabrae is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It has a wide distribution from Aldabra to Central Africa and South Africa, and is commonly known as the African pearly-eyed ground spider.[2]

Camillina aldabrae has a broad distribution from Aldabra to Central Africa and South Africa, and has been introduced to Borneo. In South Africa, it is known from four provinces, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape.[2]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller found at altitudes ranging from 93 to 839 m above sea level. It has been sampled from Savanna and Thicket biomes, and has also been collected in maize fields.[2]

Description

C. aldabrae is known from both sexes.[2]

Conservation

Taxonomy

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