Scytodes subulata
| Scytodes subulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | Scytodes |
| Species: | S. subulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scytodes subulata | |
Scytodes subulata is a species of spider in the family Scytodidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Scytodes subulata is found only in the Western Cape Province, where it is known from Malmesbury and St. Helena Bay Stompneus.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species inhabits the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 109 m above sea level. It is a wandering spider collected from under stones and dark places on the soil surface.[3]
Description
[edit]On the carapace, the posterior half of each inner stripe is separated from the anterior half just behind the transverse bridge which joins the outer and inner stripes, while the femora of the legs are not spotted but provided with a very distinct basal, mesial, and distal black band. The markings closely resemble those of S. leipoldti.[3]
Conservation
[edit]Scytodes subulata is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN. The status of the species remains obscure and more sampling is needed to determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species has not been revised and is known from both sexes, but has not been illustrated.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Purcell, W.F. (1904). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African spiders". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 15: 147. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18693.
- ↑ "Scytodes subulata Purcell, 1904". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Booysen, R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Scytodidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 32. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157802.
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