Heliophanus horrifer
| Cape Town Heliophanus Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Heliophanus |
| Species: | H. horrifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliophanus horrifer Wesołowska, 1986[1]
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Heliophanus horrifer is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Cape Town Heliophanus sunny jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Heliophanus horrifer is found only in South Africa.[2] Within the country, it is known only from Western Cape Province, specifically from Cape Town and Stellenbosch.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species has been sampled from vegetation in the Fynbos Biome at altitudes ranging from 7 to 103 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Heliophanus horrifer is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute for taxonomic reasons.[3] The species is presently known only from Cape Town and Stellenbosch.[3] Additional sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
Heliophanus horrifer was described by Wesołowska in 1986 from Cape Town.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wesołowska, W. (1986). "A Revision of the Genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 40: 1–254.
- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2017). "Heliophanus horrifer Wesolowska, 1986". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Walt, V. van der; 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. 40. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.