Pseudomicrommata longipes
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| Grass huntsman spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomicrommata |
| Species: | P. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomicrommata longipes | |
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Pseudomicrommata longipes is an African spider species in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is commonly known as the grass huntsman spider.[3]
Pseudomicrommata longipes is recorded from Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, the species is recorded from eight provinces and is well protected in numerous reserves including Kruger National Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, Polokwane Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, and Blouberg Nature Reserve. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 15 to 1,523 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
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