Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi
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| Curvy-lined 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. vuattouxi |
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| Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi | |
Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the curvy-lined Euprosthenopsis nursery-web spider.[3]
Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi has a distribution across Africa. It is found in the Ivory Coast and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, it has been recorded from seven provinces at altitudes ranging from 1 to 1,478 m above sea level. This species is possibly under-collected and is suspected to occur in countries between Ivory Coast and South Africa.[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 Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes.[3]
Description
Conservation
Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. There are no significant threats to the species, and it has been sampled from eight protected areas including Mkambati Nature Reserve, Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, Ezemvelo Nature Reserve, Ndumo Game Reserve, Blouberg Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Polokwane Nature Reserve, and Tswalu Game Reserve.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after French zoologist Roger Vuattoux (1940–2023).
