Microstigmata lawrencei
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| Microstigmata lawrencei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Microstigmatidae |
| Genus: | Microstigmata |
| Species: | M. lawrencei |
| Binomial name | |
| Microstigmata lawrencei | |
Microstigmata lawrencei is a species of spider in the family Microstigmatidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
The species is named in honor of Reginald Frederick Lawrence, a South African arachnologist who made significant contributions to the study of South African spiders.[3]
Distribution
Microstigmata lawrencei is endemic to South Africa, with a limited distribution in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The species is known from two collection localities.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a ground-dwelling spider that appears to be restricted to conditions of high humidity and relatively even temperature as found in the understory and litter layer of indigenous forest and close-canopy bush. It has been sampled from the Forest biome at altitudes ranging from 776 to 1,573 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Microstigmata lawrencei is known only from the female.[3]
