Gastroxya benoiti
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| Gastroxya benoiti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Gastroxya |
| Species: | G. benoiti |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastroxya benoiti Emerit, 1973[1] | |
Gastroxya benoiti is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2][3] The species is a South African endemic with a very restricted distribution.
Gastroxya benoiti is known only from South Africa.[3] The species has a restricted distribution and is known only from two specimens collected in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The type locality is Port St Johns.[3]
The known localities are Durban in KwaZulu-Natal and Port St. Johns (Mouth of the Umgazi) in Eastern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Nothing is known about the life style of this species.[3]
Description
Conservation
Gastroxya benoiti is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species is rare and under-collected. More sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range.[3]
