Drassodella tolkieni
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| Tolkien’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. tolkieni |
| Binomial name | |
| Drassodella tolkieni Mbo & Haddad, 2019 | |
Drassodella tolkieni is a species of spider in the family Gallieniellidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Drassodella tolkieni is endemic to the Eastern Cape province and is known only from Hogsback, Amatola Forestry Company, at elevations ranging from 1203 to 1220 m above sea level.[2]
Habitat
The species was sampled with pitfall traps in Fynbos biome.[2]
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