Ulwembua denticulata
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| Ulwembua denticulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cyatholipidae |
| Genus: | Ulwembua |
| Species: | U. denticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ulwembua denticulata | |
Ulwembua denticulata is a species of spider in the family Cyatholipidae. It is endemic to South Africa and has the widest distribution of any species in the family, occurring across four provinces.[2][3]
Ulwembua denticulata is known from the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape provinces. It has been recorded from numerous protected areas and occurs at elevations between 107 and 1661 metres above sea level.[3]
Habitat
The species is abundant in wet, closed-canopy forests, where it hangs from sheet webs less than 50 centimetres from the ground on low vegetation and in tree buttresses. It occurs across multiple biomes including Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Forest, and Savanna, and has also been found in avocado and citrus orchards.[3]
