Cispius kimbius
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| Kimberley Cispius nursery-web spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Cispius |
| Species: | C. kimbius |
| Binomial name | |
| Cispius kimbius | |
Cispius kimbius is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in Eswatini and South Africa, and is commonly known as the Kimberley Cispius nursery-web spider.[3]
Cispius kimbius has been sampled from Eswatini and South Africa.[3]
South African localities include Hogsback in the Eastern Cape, Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve, Bloemfontein and Kalkfontein Dam Nature Reserve in the Free State, multiple sites in KwaZulu-Natal including Dukuduku Forest Station and Ndumo Game Reserve, two sites in Limpopo, and Kimberley in the Northern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species constructs a funnel-like web in short shrubs and bushes close to the ground or in trees. The capture web is sheet-like and composed of dense criss-crossing threads. At one end the web is drawn into a long funnel that descends into the base of a plant. They are active at night.[3]
The species has been sampled from the Grassland, Nama Karoo and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1332 m.[3]
Description
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