Heliophanus deformis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Rusty Heliophanus Sunny Jumping Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Heliophanus
Species:
H. deformis
Binomial name
Heliophanus deformis

Heliophanus deformis is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found in Angola and South Africa and is commonly known as the rusty Heliophanus sunny jumping spider.[3]

Heliophanus deformis is found in Angola and South Africa.[2] Within South Africa, the species is only known from Northern Cape Province, specifically from Namaqua National Park and Richtersveld National Park.[3]

Habitat and ecology

This species is a free-living plant-dweller sampled by beating karooid bushes and trees.[3]

Description

The female has a reddish fawn background with typical spots on the abdomen.[3]

Conservation

Taxonomy

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