Zelotes mashonus
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| Mashonaland 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. mashonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelotes mashonus FitzPatrick, 2007[1] | |
Zelotes mashonus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the Mashonaland dark ground spider.[3]
Zelotes mashonus occurs in four African countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it is recorded only from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. The species occurs at an altitude of 2,998 m above sea level.[3]
Collection localities include Mont-Aux-Sources and Embuleni Nature Reserve.[3]
