Nomisia varia
Species of spider
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Nomisia varia is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and is commonly known as the common spotted Nomisia ground spider.[3]
| Common Spotted Nomisia Ground Spider | |
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| male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Nomisia |
| Species: | N. varia |
| Binomial name | |
| Nomisia varia | |
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Distribution
Nomisia varia has a very wide distribution across southern Africa, occurring in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa. In South Africa, it occurs in all nine provinces at altitudes ranging from 6 to 1,730 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
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Conservation
Nomisia varia is listed as Least Concern due to its very wide range across southern Africa, occurring in all South African provinces. Although threatened by habitat loss for agricultural activities and urbanization in parts of its range, the species has a wide distribution. It is protected in more than ten protected areas.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Tucker in 1923 as Callilepis varius from the junction between the Crocodile and Marico Rivers. It was transferred to Pterotricha by Roewer in 1955, and then to the genus Nomisia by Murphy in 2007.[3]
