Vidole sothoana
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| Common 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. sothoana |
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| Vidole sothoana | |
Vidole sothoana is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae.[2] It occurs in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini and is commonly known as the common Vidole hackled band spider.[3]
Vidole sothoana is distributed across six South African provinces, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape, and also occurs in Lesotho and Eswatini.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 500 to 2,826 m above sea level..[3] Vidole sothoana is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in dark places. The species occurs in open vegetation, including grasslands and savanna, and has been found in cultivated fields such as maize and cotton.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Vidole sothoana is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] The species is sampled from six provinces and occurs in more than 10 protected areas. Due to its wide geographical range, there are no significant threats to the species.[3]
