Heriaeus sossusvlei
| Sossusvlei Hairy Crab Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Heriaeus |
| Species: | H. sossusvlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Heriaeus sossusvlei van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2013[1]
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Heriaeus sossusvlei is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Sossusvlei hairy crab spider.[3]
Distribution
Heriaeus sossusvlei is found in Namibia and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is known only from the Western Cape.[3] This species is under-collected and suspected to occur in more localities in South Africa.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Sampled from arid regions from plants and from pitfall traps in the Nama Karoo biome at an altitude of 778 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
The species is not recorded in any protected area.[3] Due to its large range in southern Africa, the species is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] More sampling is needed.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Sossusvlei in Namibia, where it was first discovered.[1]
Taxonomy
Heriaeus sossusvlei was described in 2013 from Sossusvlei in Namibia and is known only from the female.[1]
References
- ^ a b c van Niekerk, P.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (2013). "A revision of the crab spider genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae) in the Afrotropical region". African Invertebrates. 54 (2): 447–476. Bibcode:2013AfrIn..54..447N. doi:10.5733/afin.054.0213.
- ^ a b "Heriaeus sossusvlei van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2013". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 41. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.