Oxyopes dumonti
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| Dumont's Lynx Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. dumonti |
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| Oxyopes dumonti | |
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Oxyopes dumonti is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as Dumont's lynx spider.[3]
Oxyopes dumonti occurs in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from three provinces at altitudes ranging from 317 to 951 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Oxyopes dumonti is known from both sexes and resembles O. pallidecoloratus.[3] The species exhibits the characteristic lynx spider morphology with long, slender legs bearing prominent spines and a tapering opisthosoma.[3]
