Zelotes tuckeri
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| Tucker'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. tuckeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelotes tuckeri Roewer, 1951[1] | |
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Zelotes tuckeri is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is commonly known as Tucker's dark ground spider and occurs widely in Africa.[3]
Zelotes tuckeri is known from more than seven African countries: Botswana, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa. In South Africa, it has been recorded from six provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Conservation
Zelotes tuckeri is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide range. The species is sampled from more than ten protected areas. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
