Festucula robusta
| Robust Grass Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Festucula |
| Species: | F. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Festucula robusta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Festucula robusta is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as robust grass jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Festucula robusta is found in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]Festucula robusta inhabits Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 296 to 1114 m.[3]
The species was sampled from grasses.[3]
Description
[edit]Compared to other Festucula species, F. robusta is larger in body size.[3]
Conservation
[edit]Festucula robusta is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its small range. Only one other record from KwaZulu-Natal is known. The status of the species remains obscure and some more sampling is needed to determine its range.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Festucula robusta was described by Azarkina and Foord in 2014 from Kromdraai, Krugersdorp in Gauteng.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Azarkina, G.N.; Foord, S.H. (2014). "A revision of the Afrotropical species of Festucula Simon, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae)". African Invertebrates. 55 (2): 351–375. doi:10.5733/afin.055.0201.
- 1 2 "Festucula robusta Azarkina & Foord, 2014". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-Ha). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15266589.
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