Oxyopes chapini
| Chapini's Lynx Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. chapini
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes chapini Lessert, 1927[1]
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Oxyopes chapini is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as Chapini's lynx spider.[3]
Distribution
Oxyopes chapini occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, the species is known only from KwaZulu-Natal at 54 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species has been found on grasses and collected using pitfall traps in the Savanna biome.[3] Its collection methods suggest it may be active both on vegetation and on the ground.
Description
Oxyopes chapini is known only from females.[3]
Conservation
Oxyopes chapini is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range across Africa.[3] In South Africa, the species is protected in Mkuze Game Reserve.
References
- ^ Lessert, R. de (1927). "Araignées du Congo (Premiere partie)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 34: 418.
- ^ a b "Oxyopes chapini Lessert, 1927". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Oxyopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6450695. Retrieved 21 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.