Cispius variegatus
Species of spider
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Cispius variegatus is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa, and is commonly known as the variegated Cispius nursery-web spider.[3]
| Variegated 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. variegatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cispius variegatus | |
Distribution
Cispius variegatus has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, it has been sampled from three provinces at altitudes ranging from 5 to 1498 m.[3]
South African localities include Coffee Bay and Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape, Irene in Gauteng, multiple sites in KwaZulu-Natal including iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park, and Hoedspruit in Limpopo.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
female
female
male
male
Conservation
Cispius variegatus is listed as Least Concern. Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. The species is protected in Addo Elephant National Park, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Eugène Simon in 1898 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It is the type species of the genus Cispius.[2] The species is known only from the female and has been revised by Blandin (1978) and Sierwald (1997).[3]
