Rothus auratus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Garies Rothus nursery-web spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Rothus
Species:
R. auratus
Binomial name
Rothus auratus
Pocock, 1900[1]

Rothus auratus is a spider species in the family Pisauridae.[2] The species is commonly known as the Garies Rothus nursery-web spider.[3]

Rothus auratus is endemic to South Africa, where it has been sampled from three provinces: Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and Western Cape.[3]

Habitat and ecology

These are plant-living nursery-web spiders that are found on vegetation at night. Their movements are erratic but they move swiftly on the substrate, sometimes in leaps or jumps.[3]

The species has been sampled from the Fynbos and Succulent Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 327 to 1307 m.[3]

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