Festucula robusta
Species of spider
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Festucula robusta is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as robust grass jumping spider.[3]
| Robust Grass Jumping Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Festucula |
| Species: | F. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Festucula robusta Azarkina & Foord, 2014[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
Festucula robusta is found in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Compared to other Festucula species, F. robusta is larger in body size.[3]
Conservation
Festucula robusta is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its small range. Only one other record from KwaZulu-Natal is known. The status of the species remains obscure and some more sampling is needed to determine its range.[3]
Taxonomy
Festucula robusta was described by Azarkina and Foord in 2014 from Kromdraai, Krugersdorp in Gauteng.[1]
