Ibala lapidaria

Spotted Ibala Flat Bellied Ground Spider
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Ibala
Species:	I. lapidaria
Binomial name
	Ibala lapidaria; (Lawrence, 1928)

Ibala lapidaria is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.^[2] It is a southern African endemic species commonly known as the spotted ibala flat bellied ground spider.^[3]

Distribution

Ibala lapidaria is distributed across Namibia and South Africa.^[3] In South Africa, it is recorded from two provinces: Gauteng and Limpopo, at altitudes ranging from 464 to 1,471 m above sea level.^[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller recorded from the Grassland and Savanna biomes.^[3]

Description

Conservation

Ibala lapidaria is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution range. It is protected in three reserves, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Maremani Game Reserve and Nwanedi Game Reserve.^[3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by R. F. Lawrence in 1928 from Namibia as Setaphis lapidaria.^[1] It was revised by Fitzpatrick (2009).^[3]

References

1 2 Lawrence, R.F. (1928). "Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa VII. Arachnida (Part 2)". Annals of the South African Museum. 25: 230.
↑ "Ibala lapidaria (Lawrence, 1928)". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-S). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 18. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197672. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[lawrence1928-1] 1 2 Lawrence, R.F. (1928). "Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa VII. Arachnida (Part 2)". Annals of the South African Museum. 25: 230.

[wsc-2] "Ibala lapidaria (Lawrence, 1928)". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 25 September 2025.

[dippenaar2021c-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-S). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 18. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197672. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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