Tidarren ubickorum

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Tidarren ubickorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Tidarren
Species:
T. ubickorum
Binomial name
Tidarren ubickorum
Knoflach & van Harten, 2006[1]

Tidarren ubickorum is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[2]

Tidarren ubickorum is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[1] In South Africa it is known from Mpumalanga at Songimvelo Nature Reserve.[2]

Habitat and ecology

In South Africa, it has been sampled from vegetation in the Grassland biome and also from suburban gardens at 1109 m altitude.[2]

Description

Tidarren ubickorum is the only Tidarren species from mainland Africa hitherto known which has a rounded abdomen. Its epigynal protuberance is slender in side view and rather small. The male is unknown.[3]

Conservation

Tidarren ubickorum is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species is known from only one locality in South Africa with a very small range. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species range.[2]

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