Psammorygma aculeatum

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Zululand Psammorygma zodariid spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Psammorygma
Species:
P. aculeatum
Binomial name
Psammorygma aculeatum
(Karsch, 1878)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Tristichops aculeatus Karsch, 1878
  • Cydrela aculeata Simon, 1893
  • Psammorygma aculeata Jocqué, 1991

Psammorygma aculeatum is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Zululand Psammorygma zodariid spider.[3]

Psammorygma aculeatum is found in the South African provinces KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga, with an uncertain record from the Western Cape.[3]

Habitat

The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 6 to 1,909 m above sea level.[3]

Description

Psammorygma aculeatum is known only from females. According to the original description, the abdomen is decorated with a crescent-shaped spot of light color, sometimes yellowish to white. The legs and pedipalps are black, with only the tarsi being dark brown to almost black.[1]

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