Zelotes pallidipes

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Zelotes pallidipes
Female
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Zelotes
Species:
Z. pallidipes
Binomial name
Zelotes pallidipes
Tucker, 1923[1]

Zelotes pallidipes is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to southern Africa.[3]

Zelotes pallidipes occurs in Namibia and South Africa. In South Africa, the species has been recorded from four provinces: Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 822 to 1,399 m above sea level. They are free-running ground spiders found under stones during the day. In Marble Hall, the species has also been sampled from cotton crops.[3]

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