Zelotes humilis
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| Ceres Dark Ground Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Zelotes |
| Species: | Z. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelotes humilis | |
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Zelotes humilis is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to southern Africa and is commonly known as the Ceres dark ground spider.[3]
Zelotes humilis occurs in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it is recorded from seven provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, and Western Cape. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 61 to 1,850 m above sea level.[3]
The species has an extensive distribution with numerous collection localities including Grahamstown, Mountain Zebra National Park, Florisbad Research Station, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, Ngome State Forest, and multiple sites within the Cederberg Wilderness Area, Bontebok National Park, and Stellenbosch.[3]
Description
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