Hortipes atalante

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Umgeni basket-legged spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Hortipes
Species:
H. atalante
Binomial name
Hortipes atalante

Hortipes atalante is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Umgeni basket-legged spider.[3]

Hortipes atalante is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.[3] It has been recorded from Ithala Game Reserve, Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, and Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 475 to 1,243 m above sea level.[3] These small free-running spiders are found in humus under bushes along river banks.[3]

Description

Conservation

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