Hyllus treleaveni
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| Treleaven's Hyllus Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Hyllus |
| Species: | H. treleaveni |
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| Hyllus treleaveni Peckham & Peckham, 1902[1] | |
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Hyllus treleaveni is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as Treleaven's Hyllus jumping spider.[3]
Hyllus treleaveni is distributed across Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]
In South Africa, the species is known from seven provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape[3]
Habitat and ecology
H. treleaveni is commonly collected from foliage such as broadleaved shrubs in various savannah and floodplain habitats.[3]
In South Africa, it has been recorded from multiple biomes including Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket, at altitudes ranging from 10 to 1558 m.[3]
Description
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This species is Africa's largest jumping spider.[3]
Conservation
Hyllus treleaveni is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. It is protected in more than ten protected areas in South Africa.[3]
