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Copa kei

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Kei ground lycosiform sac spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Copa
Species:
C. kei
Binomial name
Copa kei
Haddad, 2013
Cope kei shown as yellow triangles. Copa flavoplumosa shown as black circles.

Copa kei is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[1] The species is endemic to eastern South Africa. The species epithet is named after Kei Mouth.[2][3]

Copa kei is endemic to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa.[4]

Notable locations include Dwesa Nature Reserve, Cwebe Nature Reserve, Hogsback, Kei Mouth, and Karkloof Nature Reserve.[4]

Habitat and ecology

Copa kei is a free-living ground-dweller mainly found in the leaf litter layer of Afromontane and coastal forests, where it has been recorded at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1,505 m above sea level.[4]

The species inhabits Forest, Savanna, and Thicket biomes.[4]

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