Heliophanus designatus
Species of spider
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Heliophanus designatus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Willowmore Heliophanus sunny jumping spider.[3]
| Willowmore Heliophanus Sunny Jumping Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Heliophanus |
| Species: | H. designatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliophanus designatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1903)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
Heliophanus designatus is found only in South Africa,[2] where it is known only from Willowmore in Eastern Cape Province.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Conservation
Heliophanus designatus is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] The species is undersampled and presently known only from the type locality.[3] Additional sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
Heliophanus designatus was originally described in 1903 as Sittacus designatus from Willowmore by George and Elizabeth Peckham.[1] The species is known only from the female.[1] It was transferred to Heliophanus by Maddison and colleagues in 2020.[4]
