Heliocapensis portentosus
| Tulbagh Heliocapensis Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Heliocapensis |
| Species: | H. portentosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliocapensis portentosus (Wesołowska, 1986)[1]
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Heliocapensis portentosus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape and is commonly known as the Tulbagh Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Heliocapensis portentosus is presently known only from the type locality, Tulbagh in the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Heliocapensis portentosus is a plant dweller that has been sampled on plants from the Fynbos Biome at 160 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Heliocapensis portentosus is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons.[3] The status of the species remains obscure, and some more sampling is needed to collect the female and to determine its range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species is known only from the male.[3] It was transferred to Heliocapensis by Wesołowska in 2024.[4]
References
- ^ Wesołowska, W. (1986). "A Revision of the Genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 40: 1–254.
- ^ a b "Heliocapensis portentosus (Wesołowska, 1986)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 3 (He-Iran). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 31. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Wesołowska, W. (2024). "Taxonomic notes on the genus Heliophanus C.L. Koch, 1833, with description of three additional genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini)". Zootaxa. 5405 (1): 80–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.1.3. PMID 38480396.