Maypacius christophei
| Christoph's Maypacius nursery-web spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Maypacius |
| Species: | M. christophei
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| Binomial name | |
| Maypacius christophei Blandin, 1975[1]
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Maypacius christophei is a spider species in the family Pisauridae.[2] The species is commonly known as Christoph's Maypacius nursery-web spider.[3]
Distribution
Maypacius christophei has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species is known only from Gauteng.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species makes sheet-webs in vegetation and is active at night.[3]
It has been sampled from the Savanna biome at 1247 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Maypacius christophei is listed as Least Concern. Although the species is presently known only from females, it has a wide geographical range in Africa. There are no significant threats to the species, but more sampling is needed to confirm the species range in South Africa.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by the French arachnologist Patrick Blandin in 1975 from a female specimen found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] As of 2025, the male of the species remains undescribed.[2]
References
- ^ a b Blandin, P. (1975). "Etudes sur les Pisauridae africaines III. Les espèces des genres Perenethis L. Koch, 1878 et Maypacius Simon, 1898 (Araneae - Pisauridae - Pisaurinae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 89 (2): 376–393.
- ^ a b c "Maypacius christophei Blandin, 1975". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.