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Pherecydes lucinae

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Pherecydes lucinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Pherecydes
Species:
P. lucinae
Binomial name
Pherecydes lucinae

Pherecydes lucinae is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]

Pherecydes lucinae is found in South Africa,[2] where it is known from the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and North West.[3] Notable locations include Dassiekrans, Grahamstown, Pietermaritzburg, Pongola, Nylsvley Nature Reserve, and Rustenburg Nature Reserve.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Pherecydes lucinae inhabits the Grassland, Savanna, and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 271 to 1556 m.[3]

These tree and grass dwellers have been sampled from Lucerne fields and pine plantations.[3]

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