Xevioso kulufa

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Hanglip Xevioso Hackled Band Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Xevioso
Species:
X. kulufa
Binomial name
Xevioso kulufa

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

Xevioso kulufa is endemic to South Africa and is distributed across three provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 78 to 969 m above sea level.[3]

Locations include Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal; Hanglip Forest and Tzaneen in Limpopo; and Nelspruit in Mpumalanga.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Xevioso kulufa occurs in montane forest within the Savanna biome. These ground retreat-web cryptic spiders live in damp and dark places. The species has also been sampled in macadamia orchards in Nelspruit, showing it can survive in agroecosystems.[3]

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