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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oecobiidae |
| Genus: | Oecobius |
| Species: | O. putus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oecobius putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1876[1] | |
Oecobius putus is a species of spider in the family Oecobiidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Putus round-headed spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Oecobius putus has a very wide distribution and is found throughout Africa.[2] Globally, the species is recorded from Egypt, Sudan, Cyprus, extending to Iran, Azerbaijan, and Afghanistan, as well as India. It has also been introduced to the United States and Mexico.[2] In South Africa, the species has been sampled from two provinces.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]Oecobius putus makes small flat sheet-like webs over different types of substrates.[3] In South Africa, the species has been sampled from the Grassland biome at altitudes around 1,240 m above sea level.[3]
Description
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The species is known from both sexes.[3]
Conservation
[edit]Oecobius putus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range in Africa. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was originally described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1876 from Egypt.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1876). "Catalogue of a collection of spiders made in Egypt, with descriptions of new species and characters of a new genus". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 44 (3): 541–630. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02595.x.
- 1 2 3 "Oecobius putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Oecobiidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 8. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6783325. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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