Dresserus schreineri
| Dresserus schreineri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Dresserus |
| Species: | D. schreineri
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| Binomial name | |
| Dresserus schreineri Tucker, 1920[1]
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Dresserus schreineri is a species of spider in the family Eresidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Distribution
Dresserus schreineri is endemic to South Africa and has been recorded from the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The species has been found in Hanover and Karoo National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is rare and found in retreat webs made under rocks in the Nama Karoo biome. It inhabits areas at altitudes ranging from 1,212 to 1,358 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Dresserus schreineri is known from both sexes. The opisthosoma is dull testaceous and clothed with moderately long dark setae.[3]
Conservation
Dresserus schreineri is listed as Data Deficient due to the species' obscure status. The species is protected in Karoo National Park.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Richard William Ethelbert Tucker in 1920 from Hanover. It has not been revised since its original description.[3]
References
- ^ Tucker, R.W.E. (1920). "Contributions to the South African Arachnid Fauna. II. On some new South African spiders of the families Barychelidae, Dipluridae, Eresidae, Zodariidae, Heracliidae, Urocteidae, Clubionidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 17: 439–488.
- ^ "Dresserus schreineri Tucker, 1920". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Eresidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 16. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6331366. Retrieved 21 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.