Purcelliana problematica
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| Purcelliana problematica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Prodidomidae |
| Genus: | Purcelliana |
| Species: | P. problematica |
| Binomial name | |
| Purcelliana problematica Cooke, 1964[1] | |
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Purcelliana problematica is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Purcelliana problematica is known only from the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3] The species ranges in altitude from 613 to 614 m above sea level.[3] It has been recorded from Prince Albert and Anysberg Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Nama Karoo biome.[3]
