Zelotes flavitarsis
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| Zelotes flavitarsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Zelotes |
| Species: | Z. flavitarsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelotes flavitarsis (Purcell, 1908)[1] | |
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Zelotes flavitarsis is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Kamaggas dark ground spider.[3]
Zelotes flavitarsis is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa.[2] It has been recorded from Kamaggas (the type locality) and Namaqua National Park, at altitudes ranging from 230 to 420 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Succulent Karoo biome. These are flat-bellied ground spiders that are nocturnal hunters. They make silk sacs under stones and surface debris where they live during the day, while moulting, and during prolonged periods of inactivity.[3]
