Neoscona quadrigibbosa
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| Four-humped 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. quadrigibbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoscona quadrigibbosa Grasshoff, 1986[1] | |
Neoscona quadrigibbosa is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is commonly known as the four-humped Neoscona orb-web spider and is an endemic species to Africa.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Etymology
The species name quadrigibbosa means "four-humped" in Latin.
Conservation
Neoscona quadrigibbosa is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide global geographic range. The species is possibly under-collected and suspected to occur in more countries in the intervening range. There are no significant threats to the species. The species is protected in Makalali Nature Reserve.[3]
