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Singa albodorsata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Singa albodorsata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Singa
Species:
S. albodorsata
Binomial name
Singa albodorsata
Kauri, 1950[1]

Singa albodorsata is a southern African species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2]

Singa albodorsata occurs in Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it has been recorded from Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 1 to 2,185 m above sea level and has been sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes.[3] Singa albodorsata constructs small orb webs in low growing vegetation, herbs and grasses.[3]

Description

Conservation

Singa albodorsata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] The species is protected in seven protected areas including Mkambati Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.[3]

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