Cyrba boveyi
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| Bovey's Cyrba Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Cyrba |
| Species: | C. boveyi |
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| Cyrba boveyi | |
Cyrba boveyi is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as Bovey's Cyrba jumping spider.[3]
Cyrba boveyi is found in Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it has been recorded from Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga Province and North West Province.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This common ground-dwelling salticid is regularly found in silk retreats beneath logs and rocks, particularly in sunny areas. It is frequently found in the vicinity of colonies of large ants such as Camponotus and Streblognatha. Immature specimens were collected from the bark of Vachellia xanthophloea. Sampled from the Grassland and Savanna Biomes, at altitudes ranging from 47 to 1,558 m.[3]
Description
