Vidole schreineri

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Hanover Vidole Hackled Band Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Vidole
Species:
V. schreineri
Binomial name
Vidole schreineri
(Purcell, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Auximus schreineri Purcell, 1904

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

Vidole schreineri is distributed across two South African provinces, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.[3] The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 444 to 1,513 m above sea level.

Habitat and ecology

This species inhabits the Grassland biome and drier regions.[3] Vidole schreineri is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in dark places. Label data suggests that it occurs in arid Karoo and Little Karoo vegetation.[3]

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Conservation

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