Walrencea
| Lawrence’s Nursery-web Spider | |
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| W. globosa from Eastern Cape | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Walrencea Blandin, 1979[1] |
| Species: | W. globosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Walrencea globosa Blandin, 1979 | |
Walrencea is a monotypic genus of South African nursery web spiders containing the single species, Walrencea globosa. It was first described by Patrick Blandin in 1979,[2] and is only found in South Africa.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a variation of R. F. Lawrence's last name.[2]
Life style
[edit]These are free-living plant dwellers.[3]
Description
[edit]The carapace is a little longer than wide and narrower in the eye area, with a broad cephalic region and a short fovea. The carapace is covered with pale setae and has a white median line bordered by darker setae. The number of teeth on the posterior margins of the chelicerae is variable, ranging from 2 to 4.[3]
The eight eyes are arranged in two rows, with the anterior row recurved.The median ocular triangle is longer than wide.[3]
The abdomen has a slightly dark abdominal folium that is marked anteriorly with a short pale midline framed by dark setae, and the ventrum is pale. The legs are the same colour as the carapace and bear strong setae.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus is known only from the original description.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Walrencea Blandin, 1979". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2025. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- 1 2 Blandin, P. (1979). "Etudes sur les Pisauridae africaines XI. Genres peu connus ou nouveaux des Iles Canaries, du continent africain et de Madagascar (Araneae, Pisauridae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 93: 347–375.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 56. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775.
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