Prasonica nigrotaeniata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Prasonica nigrotaeniata
Female
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Prasonica
Species:
P. nigrotaeniata
Binomial name
Prasonica nigrotaeniata
(Simon, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mangora nigrotaeniata Simon, 1909
  • Mangora spillmanni Lessert, 1933
  • Zilla spillmanni (Caporiacco, 1947)

Prasonica nigrotaeniata is an African species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2]

Prasonica nigrotaeniata has a wide distribution throughout West, Central, and East Africa, as well as South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it has been recorded from four provinces: Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 526 to 1,444 m above sea level and has been sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes.[3] Prasonica nigrotaeniata constructs orb webs in low vegetation. When not active, the spider weaves a silk retreat below a leaf.[3]

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