Hortipes coccinatus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Limpopo basket-legged spider
Female
Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Hortipes
Species:
H. coccinatus
Binomial name
Hortipes coccinatus

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

Hortipes coccinatus is endemic to Limpopo province in South Africa.[3] It has been recorded from several localities including Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve, Woodbush Forest Reserve, Mariepskop, and areas around Haenertsburg and Polokwane.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits Forest and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 920 to 1,500 m above sea level.[3]

It is strongly associated with leaf litter in woodland habitats.[3]

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Conservation

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