Rhaeboctesis transvaalensis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Transvaal Rhaeboctesis Sac Spider
Female
Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Liocranidae
Genus: Rhaeboctesis
Species:
R. transvaalensis
Binomial name
Rhaeboctesis transvaalensis
Tucker, 1920[1]

Rhaeboctesis transvaalensis is a species of spider in the family Liocranidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Transvaal Rhaeboctesis sac spider.[3]

Rhaeboctesis transvaalensis is found in the South African provinces Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3] Notable locations include Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, and the Springbok Flats region.

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 1,328 to 1,762 m above sea level.[3] These are free-running ground spiders.

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