Zelotes lightfooti
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| Lightfoot's Dark Ground Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Zelotes |
| Species: | Z. lightfooti |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelotes lightfooti | |
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Zelotes lightfooti is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the lightfoot's dark ground spider.[3]
Zelotes lightfooti has been recorded from four South African provinces: Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 249 to 2,040 m above sea level.[3]