Zelotes pulchripes
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| Zelotes pulchripes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Zelotes |
| Species: | Z. pulchripes |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelotes pulchripes (Purcell, 1908)[1] | |
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Zelotes pulchripes is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Zelotes pulchripes is known only from the type locality Steinkopf in the Northern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Succulent Karoo biome at an altitude of 870 m above sea level. They are free-running ground spiders found under stones during the day.[3]
