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| Stasimopus umtaticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Stasimopidae |
| Genus: | Stasimopus |
| Species: | S. umtaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stasimopus umtaticus | |
Stasimopus umtaticus is a species in the family Stasimopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Stasimopus umtaticus is found in South Africa. The species is known only from the Eastern Cape province, specifically from Umtata.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a cork-lid trapdoor. The species has been sampled from the Grassland and Thicket biomes at altitudes between 671 and 674 m above sea level.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Stasimopus umtaticus is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species is an Eastern Cape endemic known only from the type locality at altitudes of 671-674 m above sea level.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was originally described by W. F. Purcell in 1903 from Umtata. The species has not been revised and is known only from the female. The status remains obscure and additional sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species' range.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Purcell, W.F. (1903). "New South African spiders of the families Migidae, Ctenizidae, Barychelidae Dipluridae, and Lycosidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 69–142.
- ↑ "Stasimopus umtaticus Purcell, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide: The Stasimopidae of South Africa 2021 version 1. p. 51. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6735880. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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