Habrocestum auricomum

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Medikwe Habrocestum Jumping Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Habrocestum
Species:
H. auricomum
Binomial name
Habrocestum auricomum

Habrocestum auricomum is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Medikwe Habrocestum jumping spider.[3]

Habrocestum auricomum is found in South Africa,[2] where it is presently only known from three proximate localities south of the Soutpansberg Mountains in Limpopo, namely Goro Game Ranch near Vivo, Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve, and Medikwe Mountain Reserve.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Habrocestum auricomum inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 807 to 1341 m.[3]

Free-living ground-dweller sampled from leaf litter and pitfall traps.[3]

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