Loxosceles dejagerae
| Marie's Violin Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. dejagerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles dejagerae Lotz, 2017[1]
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Loxosceles dejagerae is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Marie's violin spider.[3]
Distribution
Loxosceles dejagerae is known from three provinces in South Africa, the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and Western Cape. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 55 to 1287 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a ground dweller found in the Fynbos and Thicket biomes.[3]
Description
Conservation
Loxosceles dejagerae is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in the Swartberg Nature Reserve at the type locality.[3]
Etymology
The specific name dejagerae honors South African photographer Marie de Jager.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Leon N. Lotz in 2017 from the Swartberg Nature Reserve (originally listed as Gamkaskloof Nature Reserve). It is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ Lotz, L.N. (2017). "An update on the spider genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Afrotropical region, with description of seven new species". Zootaxa. 4341 (4): 475–494. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4341.4.2. PMID 29245673.
- ^ "Loxosceles dejagerae Lotz, 2017". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Sicariidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 13. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162164. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.