Loxosceles haddadi

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Loxosceles haddadi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sicariidae
Genus: Loxosceles
Species:
L. haddadi
Binomial name
Loxosceles haddadi

Loxosceles haddadi is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae.[2] It is endemic to Limpopo province of South Africa.[3]

Loxosceles haddadi is known only from the type locality at Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve in Limpopo province at 1341 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a ground dweller collected from under rocks in the Savanna biome.[3]

Description

Conservation

Loxosceles haddadi is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from the type locality and its status remains obscure. More sampling is needed to collect females and determine the species' range. The species is protected in Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve.[3]

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Taxonomy

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