Hermacha brevicauda

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Hermacha brevicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Entypesidae
Genus: Hermacha
Species:
H. brevicauda
Binomial name
Hermacha brevicauda
Synonyms
  • Pionothele capensis Zonstein, 2016[2]

Hermacha brevicauda is a species of spider in the family Entypesidae.[3] It is found in South Africa.[3]

Hermacha brevicauda was originally described from two males found at the foot of "Devils Mountain" near Cape Town.[1] Zonstein described both genders as Pionothele capensis (Pycnothelidae) in 2016.[2] These were collected in 1991 at Muizenberg in the Western Cape Province, where it has been recorded at an altitude of 6 m above sea level.[4]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a ground dweller that inhabits dunes north of Muizenberg in the Fynbos biome.[4] Known only from several records sampled at the type locality in 1991.[4]

Description

Conservation

Pionothele capensis is listed as Data Deficient due to limited sampling and the need for identification of museum material to determine the species' range.[4]

Etymology

Taxonomy

References

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