Peucetia pulchra
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| Striped Face Green Lynx Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Peucetia |
| Species: | P. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Peucetia pulchra (Blackwall, 1865)[1] | |
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Peucetia pulchra is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is found across multiple African countries and the Seychelles and is commonly known as the striped face green lynx spider.[3]
Peucetia pulchra has a wide distribution across Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa, as well as the Seychelles.[2] In South Africa, the species is recorded from two provinces: KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
female
female
juvenile
Peucetia pulchra is known from both sexes. Like other green lynx spiders, it displays bright green coloration and has long, slender legs with prominent spines.[3]
Conservation
Peucetia pulchra is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range across multiple African countries. The species is protected in Kruger National Park, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, and Mkuzi Game Reserve.[3]
