Oxyopes singularis
Species of spider
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Oxyopes singularis is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Zaire lynx spider.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. singularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes singularis Lessert, 1927[1] | |
Distribution
Oxyopes singularis occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species is known from two provinces at altitudes ranging from 140 to 582 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Oxyopes singularis is known from both sexes.[3] The species is characterized by a black-brown opisthosoma with varied testaceous coloring and a white longitudinal center line above.[3]
Conservation
Oxyopes singularis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range across multiple African countries.[3] The species is protected in Ndumo Game Reserve and Venetia Limpopo Valley Reserve.
