Monaeses griseus
| Monaeses griseus | |
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| juvenile female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Monaeses |
| Species: | M. griseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Monaeses griseus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Monaeses griseus is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is endemic to Africa.[3]
Distribution
Monaeses griseus is found in Ethiopia, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, the species is known from four provinces.[3] Notable locations include Giant's Castle Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve, and various locations in the Drakensberg.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Monaeses griseus inhabits grass.[3] The species has been sampled from Forest, Grassland, Savanna and Thicket biomes.[3] It occurs at altitudes ranging from 76 to 1,902 m.[3]
Description
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female
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female
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juvenile female
Conservation
Monaeses griseus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] The species is protected in five protected areas including Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
Monaeses griseus was originally described by Pietro Pavesi in 1897 from Ethiopia.[1] The species was revised by Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1984, who synonymized Monaeses debilispina with this species.[4]
References
- ^ a b Pavesi, P. (1897). "Studi sugli aracnidi africani IX. Aracnidi Somali e Galla raccolti da Don Eugenio dei Principi Rispoli". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 38: 151–188.
- ^ a b "Monaeses griseus Pavesi, 1897". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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. 58. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (1984). "The crab-spiders of southern Africa (Araneae: Thomisidae). 4. The genus Monaeses Thorell, 1869". Phytophylactica. 16: 101–116.