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Philodromus epigynatus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Philodromus epigynatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Philodromidae
Genus: Philodromus
Species:
P. epigynatus
Binomial name
Philodromus epigynatus
Strand, 1909[1]

Philodromus epigynatus is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Simonstown running spider.[3]

Philodromus epigynatus is endemic to South Africa.[2] The species is known only from the type locality Simon's Town in the Western Cape, at an altitude of 125 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

These are free-living plant dwellers sampled from vegetation in the Fynbos biome.[3]

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