Eleleis crinita
| Eleleis crinita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Prodidomidae |
| Genus: | Eleleis |
| Species: | E. crinita
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| Binomial name | |
| Eleleis crinita | |
Eleleis crinita is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Distribution
Eleleis crinita is known only from South Africa, with the type locality given only as "Cape Colony" with no exact locality specified.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-running ground dweller.[3] Members of the genus Eleleis are frequently found under rocks in association with ants.[3]
Conservation
Eleleis crinita is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons.[3] Too little is known about the location, habitat and threats of this species for an assessment to be made. The placement of the species is also problematic, and more sampling is needed.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1893 with the type locality given as Cape Bonae Spei.[1] It was redescribed by Rodrigues & Rheims in 2020.[3] The species is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ^ a b Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Paris: Roret. pp. 257–488. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ "Eleleis crinita Simon, 1893". 26. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Prodidomidae of South Africa. 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515818. Retrieved 24 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.