Xevioso orthomeles
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| Kruger Park Xevioso Hackled Band Spider | |
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| X. orthomeles | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phyxelididae |
| Genus: | Xevioso |
| Species: | X. orthomeles |
| Binomial name | |
| Xevioso orthomeles | |
Xevioso orthomeles is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Kruger Park Xevioso hackled band spider.[3]
Xevioso orthomeles is a southern African endemic known from Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and South Africa. In South Africa, it occurs in three provinces, Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga, at altitudes ranging from 131 to 4,755 m above sea level.[3]
South African locations include Bronkhorstspruit (Farm Onverwacht) in Gauteng; Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve in Limpopo; and Barberton, Lochiel, Kruger National Park (Skukuza Camp), and Lowveld National Botanical Garden in Mpumalanga.[3]
