Homalattus punctatus
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| Spotted Homalattus Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Homalattus |
| Species: | H. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Homalattus punctatus Peckham & Peckham, 1903[1] | |
Homalattus punctatus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the spotted Homalattus jumping spider.[3]
Homalattus punctatus has only been sampled from Durban, Kloof, and Umhlanga Rocks in the South African KwaZulu-Natal Province.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a free-living plant-dweller sampled from the Savanna and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes at altitudes ranging from 17 to 496 m.[3]
