Dendryphantes purcelli
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| Purcell's Dendryphantes Jumping Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Dendryphantes |
| Species: | D. purcelli |
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| Dendryphantes purcelli Peckham & Peckham, 1903[1] | |
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Dendryphantes purcelli is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and St. Helena and is commonly known as Purcell's Dendryphantes jumping spider.[3]
Dendryphantes purcelli is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and was introduced to St. Helena.[2][3]
In South Africa, it has been recorded from Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape. The species has been sampled in nine protected areas including Addo Elephant National Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Mountain Zebra National Park, Tsolwana Nature Reserve, Giant's Castle Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, and Table Mountain National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Conservation
Dendryphantes purcelli is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. It is protected in several protected areas. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Etymology
Dendryphantes purcelli is named after William Frederick Purcell, a South African arachnologist and museum curator who made significant contributions to the study of South African spiders.
