Homalattus obscurus
Species of spider
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Homalattus obscurus is a South African species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2]
| Homalattus Jumping Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Homalattus |
| Species: | H. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Homalattus obscurus Peckham & Peckham, 1903[1] | |
Distribution
Homalattus obscurus is endemic to South Africa, where it has been sampled only from Bergvliet Forest Station in Mpumalanga Province at an altitude of 7 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a free-living plant dweller.[3]
Description
Conservation
Homalattus obscurus is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its small geographic range.[3] Additional sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
Homalattus obscurus was described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1903 with types from Mpumalanga.[1]
