Xerophaeus tenebrosus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Xerophaeus tenebrosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Xerophaeus
Species:
X. tenebrosus
Binomial name
Xerophaeus tenebrosus
Tucker, 1923[1]

Xerophaeus tenebrosus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]

Xerophaeus tenebrosus is recorded from three South African provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Cape, and Western Cape.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits multiple biomes including Forest, Savanna, and Nama Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 83 to 1078 m above sea level. Xerophaeus tenebrosus are free-living ground dwellers.[3]

Description

Xerophaeus tenebrosus is known only from females.[3]

Conservation

Taxonomy

References

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