Neoscona kivuensis
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| Kivu Neoscona Orb-Web Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Neoscona |
| Species: | N. kivuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoscona kivuensis Grasshoff, 1986[1] | |
Neoscona kivuensis is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Kivu Neoscona orb-web spider and is an endemic species to Africa.[3]
The species is named after the Kivu region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it was first described.
Distribution
Neoscona kivuensis is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species has been recorded from three provinces: Gauteng (Irene), Northern Cape (Rooipoort Nature Reserve), and Western Cape (Karoo National Park).[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species makes orb-webs at night and removes them early in the morning. It has been sampled from the Grassland and Nama Karoo biomes.[3]
Description
Neoscona kivuensis is known from both sexes.[3]
