Zelotes bastardi

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Zelotes bastardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Zelotes
Species:
Z. bastardi
Binomial name
Zelotes bastardi
(Simon, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melanophora bastardi Simon, 1896
  • Zelotes vespertilionis Tucker, 1923

Zelotes bastardi is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2]

Zelotes bastardi is an African endemic distributed across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it is known from three provinces, Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga, at altitudes ranging from 534 to 1,333 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes. These are free-running spiders that are found under stones during the day. The species has also been sampled from cabbage and cotton fields.[3]

Description

Conservation

Taxonomy

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