Runcinia johnstoni
| Tailed Runcinia Grass Crab Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Runcinia |
| Species: | R. johnstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Runcinia johnstoni | |
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Runcinia johnstoni is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is commonly known as the tailed Runcinia grass crab spider and has a wide distribution throughout Africa.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Runcinia johnstoni is known from Senegal, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, the species has been recorded from seven provinces.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]Runcinia johnstoni are free-living on plants in Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes, at altitudes ranging from 178 to 1,842 m.[3]
Description
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References
[edit]- ↑ Lessert, R. de (1919). "Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Mérou (suite). 3. Thomisidae". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 27 (5): 99–234. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.36325.
- 1 2 "Runcinia johnstoni Lessert, 1919". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- 1 2 3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 2 My-R. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 60. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513276.
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