Xevioso tuberculata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Ingwavuma 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. tuberculata
Binomial name
Xevioso tuberculata
(Lawrence, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Haemilla tuberculata Lawrence, 1939

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

Xevioso tuberculata is endemic to South Africa and occurs in two provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. The species is found at altitudes of 646 to 647 m above sea level. Locations include Ingwavuma in KwaZulu-Natal and Crocodile Valley Estate in Mpumalanga.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Xevioso tuberculata inhabits the Savanna biome. These ground retreat-web cryptic spiders live in dark places. The species has been recorded from citrus orchards and is able to survive in agroecosystems.[3]

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