Hypsosinga pygmaea
Species of spider
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Hypsosinga pygmaea is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae, found in North America, Eurasia and southern Africa.[2] It is commonly known as the spotted false pajama spider.[3]
| Spotted False Pajama Spider | |
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| female from South Africa | |
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| male from South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Hypsosinga |
| Species: | H. pygmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsosinga pygmaea | |
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H. pygmaea synonyms
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Distribution
Hypsosinga pygmaea is widespread and known from North America, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia to Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is known from four provinces across a moderate range at altitudes from 47 to 1,471 m above sea level. The South African distribution includes Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. Notable localities include Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, Nelspruit, Irene, Ezemvelo Nature Reserve, Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, and Ndumo Game Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
female from Japan
female from Japan
male from Japan
Conservation
Hypsosinga pygmaea is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide global range.[3] The species is protected in several reserves including Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, Ezemvelo Nature Reserve, Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, Ndumo Game Reserve, and Blouberg Nature Reserve. No conservation actions are recommended.[3]
Taxonomy
female (Becker, 1882)
male (Becker, 1882)
The species is known from both sexes.[3]
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Hypsosinga pygmaea:
- H. p. pygmaea (Sundevall, 1831)
- H. p. nigra (Simon, 1909)
- H. p. nigriceps (Kulczynski, 1903)
