Poecilomigas abrahami
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| Abraham's Banded-Legged Trapdoor Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Poecilomigas |
| Species: | P. abrahami |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilomigas abrahami (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)[1] | |
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Poecilomigas abrahami is a species of spider in the family Migidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Abraham's banded-legged trapdoor spider. It is the type species of the genus Poecilomigas.[3]
Poecilomigas abrahami has a wide distribution across three South African provinces. It occurs in the Eastern Cape (Alexandria Coastal Forest, East London, Grahamstown, King William's Town, Port St. Johns, Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve), KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, Eshowe, Hluhluwe Nature Reserve, Kloof, Pietermaritzburg, Port Edward, Sodwana Bay, Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve), and Northern Cape (Fraserburg, Koingnaas).[3]
Habitat
The species inhabits multiple biomes including Forest, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 10 to 1,679 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Poecilomigas abrahami is known from both sexes.[3]
Ecology
Poecilomigas abrahami are exclusively arboreal trapdoor spiders that live in sac-like nests made in large shady trees. The retreat is constructed in a depression or crevice on the trunk of various indigenous trees with soft, irregular bark. The nests are usually open at each end and furnished with oval wafer-type lids, with the bottom opening used for escape.[3]
