Loxosceles spinulosa
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| Southern Violin Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. spinulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904[1] | |
Loxosceles spinulosa is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the southern violin spider.[3]
Loxosceles spinulosa is recorded from two southern provinces of South Africa, the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 15 to 987 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
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