Heliophanus pratti
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| Pratt's Heliophanus Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Heliophanus |
| Species: | H. pratti |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliophanus pratti Peckham & Peckham, 1903[1] | |
Heliophanus pratti is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found in Namibia and South Africa and is commonly known as Pratt's Heliophanus sunny jumping spider.[3]
Heliophanus pratti is found in Namibia and South Africa.[2] Within South Africa, it is known from Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a plant-dweller sampled from the Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 3 to 1415 m.[3]
