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| Tanzania Mouse Ground Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Xerophaeus |
| Species: | X. coruscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerophaeus coruscus | |
Xerophaeus coruscus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It occurs in Africa and is commonly known as the Tanzania mouse ground spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Xerophaeus coruscus is recorded from Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, and Yemen. In South Africa, it is known only from the Eastern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species inhabits the Thicket biome at an altitude of 1333 m above sea level. Xerophaeus coruscus are free-living ground dwellers.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Xerophaeus coruscus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range in Africa. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was originally described by L. Koch in 1875 from Tanzania as Drassus coruscus. The species has not been revised but is known from both sexes.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Koch, L. (1875). Aegyptische und abyssinische Arachniden gesammelt von Herrn C. Jickeli. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 1–96.
- ↑ "Xerophaeus coruscus (L. Koch, 1875)". World Spider Catalog.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 3 (T-X). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 41.
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