Zelotes scrutatus
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| Zelotes scrutatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Zelotes |
| Species: | Z. scrutatus |
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| Zelotes scrutatus (Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)[1] | |
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Zelotes scrutatus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It has a wide distribution throughout Africa and beyond.[3]
Zelotes scrutatus has a wide distribution throughout Africa, extending to the Canary Islands, Italy (Sicily), Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and Central Asia.[2] In South Africa, it has been sampled from all provinces.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is found from 45 to 1,758 m above sea level. They are free-running ground spiders found under stones during the day and inhabit the Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Thicket, Grassland, and Savanna biomes. Z. scrutatus has also been sampled from citrus and pistachio orchards and cotton, maize, and sunflower fields.[3]
Description
Conservation
Zelotes scrutatus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range. The species is recorded from more than ten protected areas. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
