Ozyptila caenosa

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Ozyptila caenosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Ozyptila
Species:
O. caenosa
Binomial name
Ozyptila caenosa
Jézéquel, 1966[1]
Synonyms
  • Ozyptila lutulenta Jézéquel, 1964 (preoccupied)

Ozyptila caenosa is a spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is found in several African countries and Yemen.[3]

Ozyptila caenosa is found in Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, and Yemen.[2]

In South Africa, it has been recorded from Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, and Western Cape provinces.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Ozyptila caenosa are free-living ground dwelling spiders usually sampled with pitfall traps.[3]

They have been sampled from Fynbos, Forest, Savanna, and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 15 to 1556 m. The species has also been sampled from maize fields.[3]

Description

Conservation

Ozyptila caenosa is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in six reserves and faces no significant threats.[3]

Taxonomy

References

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