Moggridgea pseudocrudeni
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| Moggridgea pseudocrudeni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Moggridgea |
| Species: | M. pseudocrudeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Moggridgea pseudocrudeni Hewitt, 1919[1] | |
Moggridgea pseudocrudeni is a species of spider in the family Migidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Moggridgea pseudocrudeni has been recorded from two provinces in South Africa. In the Eastern Cape, it occurs at Alicedale, Committees, Dassie Klip on the Bushman's River, and Hell's Poort. It also occurs at Wydgeleë in the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat
Description
Moggridgea pseudocrudeni is known from both sexes.[3]
Ecology
Moggridgea pseudocrudeni is a rupicolous trapdoor species that occupies and excavates small cylindrical cavities in earth or mud. Males were collected in February and females in February, March, and July.[3]
