Hyllus dotatus
Species of spider
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Hyllus dotatus is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found from South Africa to Yemen and is commonly known as the dotatus Hyllus jumping spider.[3]
| Dotatus Hyllus Jumping Spider | |
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| female | |
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| male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Hyllus |
| Species: | H. dotatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyllus dotatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1903)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
Habitat and ecology
This species is a free-living plant-dweller found on the foliage of shrubs and trees in various savannah and floodplain habitats.[3]
In South Africa, it has been sampled from multiple biomes including Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket at altitudes ranging from 1 to 1732 m. The species has also been sampled from agricultural ecosystems such as cotton, kenaf and maize.[3]
Description
female
male
juvenile female
Conservation
Hyllus dotatus is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range across South Africa. It is protected in more than ten protected areas.[3]
Taxonomy
Hyllus dotatus was originally described in 1903 as Habrocestum dotatum from Mashonaland, Zimbabwe.[1] The species has a complex taxonomic history with several synonyms. Both sexes were described by Wesołowska and Russell-Smith in 2000.[4]
