Drassodella salisburyi
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| Salisbury’s Long-Jawed Ground Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gallieniellidae |
| Genus: | Drassodella |
| Species: | D. salisburyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Drassodella salisburyi Hewitt, 1916 | |
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Drassodella salisburyi is a species of spider in the family Gallieniellidae. It is the type species of the genus Drassodella and is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Drassodella salisburyi is endemic to the Eastern Cape province at elevations ranging from 222–1488 m above sea level. Known localities include Asante Sana Game Reserve, Grahamstown (type locality), Kentani, Van Stadens Pass, and Great Fish River Reserve.[2]
Habitat
The species was sampled in some localities with pitfall traps and is recorded from Thicket, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, and Fynbos biomes.[2]
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