Chiasmopes namaquensis
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| Namaqua Chiasmopes nursery-web spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Chiasmopes |
| Species: | C. namaquensis |
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| Chiasmopes namaquensis | |
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Chiasmopes namaquensis is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in Namibia and South Africa, and is commonly known as the Namaqua Chiasmopes nursery-web spider.[3]
Chiasmopes namaquensis has been recorded from Namibia and South Africa.[3]
South African localities include Mpetsane Conservation Estate in the Free State, Kruger National Park in Limpopo, and Avontuur, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and Table Mountain National Park Newlands Forest in the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a sheet-web pisaurid that constructs webs in vegetation close to the ground, especially in short shrubs and bushes but occasionally also between grass tussocks. They are active at night.[3]
C. namaquensis has been sampled from the Fynbos, Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1663 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Chiasmopes namaquensis is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Mpetsane Conservation Estate, Kruger National Park and Table Mountain National Park. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
