Oxyopes longispinosus
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| Long Spine Lynx Spider | |
|---|---|
| female | |
| juvenile female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. longispinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes longispinosus Lawrence, 1938[1] | |
Oxyopes longispinosus is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as the long spine lynx spider.[3]
Oxyopes longispinosus occurs in Tanzania, Botswana, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from seven provinces at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1,556 m above sea level.[3]