Chiasmopes signatus
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| Grahamstown Chiasmopes nursery-web spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Chiasmopes |
| Species: | C. signatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chiasmopes signatus | |
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Chiasmopes signatus is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Grahamstown Chiasmopes nursery-web spider.[3]
Chiasmopes signatus is endemic to the Eastern Cape, where it is presently known only from two localities at 552 m altitude.[3]
The known localities are Grahamstown (now Makhanda) and Bathurst.[3]
