Dresserus namaquensis
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| Steinkopf Ground Velvet Spider | |
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| juvenile female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Dresserus |
| Species: | D. namaquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dresserus namaquensis Purcell, 1908[1] | |
Dresserus namaquensis is a species of spider in the family Eresidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Steinkopf ground velvet spider.[3]
Dresserus namaquensis is endemic to the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The species has been recorded from Steinkopf, Kamaggas, and Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is rare and found in retreat webs made under rocks in the Succulent Karoo biome. It inhabits areas at altitudes ranging from 231 to 870 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Dresserus namaquensis is known only from females. The opisthosoma is pale yellowish or smoky, clothed with black setae and uniform in colour.[3]
