Heliophanus pratti

Pratt's Heliophanus Sunny Jumping Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Heliophanus
Species:
H. pratti
Binomial name
Heliophanus pratti

Heliophanus pratti is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found in Namibia and South Africa and is commonly known as Pratt's Heliophanus sunny jumping spider.[3]

Distribution

Heliophanus pratti is found in Namibia and South Africa.[2] Within South Africa, it is known from Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape.[3]

Habitat and ecology

This species is a plant-dweller sampled from the Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 3 to 1415 m.[3]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Conservation

Heliophanus pratti is listed as of Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. There are no known threats to the species.In South Africa, it is protected in five protected areas.[3]

Taxonomy

The male of Heliophanus pratti was described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1903 from Willowmore.[1] Wesołowska added additional data and drawings in 1986.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Peckham, G.W.; Peckham, E.G. (1903). "New species of the family Attidae from South Africa, with notes on the distribution of the genera found in the Ethiopian region". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 14 (1): 173–278.
  2. ^ a b "Heliophanus pratti Peckham & Peckham, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. ^ a b c d 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. 41. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ^ Wesołowska, W. (1986). "A revision of the genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 40: 1–254.
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