Vidole lyra

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Lyra Vidole Hackled Band Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Vidole
Species:
V. lyra
Binomial name
Vidole lyra

Vidole lyra is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the lyra Vidole hackled band spider.[3]

Vidole lyra is distributed across two South African provinces, Eastern Cape and Gauteng.[3] The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 16 to 1,522 m above sea level.

Habitat and ecology

This species inhabits the Grassland, Savanna, Thicket, and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes.[3] Vidole lyra is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in damp and dark places.[3]

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