Drassodella septemmaculata
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| Cape's Northern 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. septemmaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Drassodella septemmaculata (Strand, 1909) | |
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Drassodella septemmaculata is a species of spider in the family Gallieniellidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Drassodella septemmaculata is known from two provinces at elevations ranging from 9–1758 m above sea level. It has been recorded from numerous locations in the Western Cape, including Cape Town areas, Table Mountain National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area, and various coastal and mountain locations, as well as Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve in the Northern Cape.[2]
Habitat
The species has been sampled in high numbers with pitfall traps in the Cederberg Wilderness Area and occurs in Fynbos and Succulent Karoo biomes.[2]
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