Euprosthenopsis pulchella
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| Common Euprosthenopsis Nursery-Web Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Euprosthenopsis |
| Species: | E. pulchella |
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| Euprosthenopsis pulchella | |
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Euprosthenopsis pulchella is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the common Euprosthenopsis nursery-web spider.[3]
Euprosthenopsis pulchella has a distribution in southern Africa. It is found in Lesotho, Eswatini, and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, it has been recorded from six provinces at altitudes ranging from 5 to 1,557 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Sheet-web pisaurids construct their webs in bushes but occasionally also between large grass tussocks. They construct sheet webs in low vegetation. The species has been sampled from the Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes.[3]
Description
Conservation
Euprosthenopsis pulchella is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide range. There are no significant threats to the species, and it has been sampled from more than 10 protected areas.[3]
Etymology
The species name pulchella is Latin meaning "beautiful" or "pretty".
