Oxyopes bonneti

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Bonnet's Lynx Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oxyopidae
Genus: Oxyopes
Species:
O. bonneti
Binomial name
Oxyopes bonneti
Lessert, 1933[1]

Oxyopes bonneti is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as Bonnet's lynx spider.[3]

Oxyopes bonneti occurs in Angola and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from Limpopo Province at altitudes ranging from 859 to 1,168 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is commonly found on grasses and has also been collected using pitfall traps in the Savanna biome.[3] It appears to be well-adapted to the savanna environment of the northern regions.

Description

Conservation

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