Themacrys ukhahlamba

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Themacrys ukhahlamba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Themacrys
Species:
T. ukhahlamba
Binomial name
Themacrys ukhahlamba

Themacrys ukhahlamba is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae.[2] It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[3]

Themacrys ukhahlamba is known from two localities in KwaZulu-Natal, Little Switzerland and Mont-Aux-Sources (Phofung).[3] The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 1,243 to 2,998 m above sea level.

Habitat and ecology

This species inhabits the Grassland biome.[3] Themacrys ukhahlamba is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in damp and dark places. The species has been sampled from mountain grassland.[3]

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