Camillina maun
| Botswana Pearly-Eyed Ground Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Camillina |
| Species: | C. maun
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| Binomial name | |
| Camillina maun Platnick & Murphy, 1987
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Camillina maun is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It is found in several African countries and is commonly known as the Botswana pearly-eyed ground spider.[2]
Distribution
Camillina maun occurs in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa. In South Africa, it is found in seven of the nine provinces.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller. It has been sampled from Forest, Grassland, and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 93 to 1,674 m above sea level.[2]
Description
Conservation
Camillina maun is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution range. The species is protected in more than ten protected areas.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Platnick & Murphy in 1987 from Botswana. It was revised by the same authors.[2]
References
- ^ "Camillina maun Platnick & Murphy, 1987". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. part 1 (A-D). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 50–51. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197174. Retrieved 22 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.