Neoscona quincasea
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| 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. quincasea |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoscona quincasea Roberts, 1983[1] | |
Neoscona quincasea is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is an endemic species to Africa.[3]
Neoscona quincasea is recorded from eight countries in the Afrotropical Region: Aldabra and Assumption Island, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Namibia, and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is recorded from seven provinces and occurs in more than 10 protected areas at altitudes ranging from 54 to 1,557 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Neoscona quincasea makes orb-webs in vegetation at night. The species has been sampled from the Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes. It is also sampled from pine plantations and vineyards, and is associated with the bark of Vachellia xanthophloea trees in Ndumo Game Reserve.[3]
Description
female
female
Neoscona quincasea is known from both sexes. These are small spiders measuring 4.5-7.0 mm in body length.[3]
