Nemoscolus cotti
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| Cott's Stone-Nest Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Nemoscolus |
| Species: | N. cotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemoscolus cotti | |
Nemoscolus cotti is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is commonly known as Cott's stone-nest spider.[3]
Nemoscolus cotti is a Southern African endemic with a wide distribution across Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species occurs in seven provinces, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Northern Cape.The species has a large geographical range, occurring at altitudes ranging from 93 to 1,838 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
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