Parapalystes cultrifer
| Grahamstown parapalystes huntsman spider | |
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| female | |
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Parapalystes |
| Species: | P. cultrifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapalystes cultrifer | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Parapalystes cultrifer is a spider species in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Grahamstown Parapalystes huntsman spider.[3]
Distribution
Parapalystes cultrifer is found in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape provinces. The species is protected in two national parks: Mountain Zebra National Park and Namaqua National Park. Notable locations include Grahamstown and Springbok. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 565 to 1,358 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Parapalystes cultrifer is a plant dweller sampled from Thicket and Succulent Karoo biomes.[3]
Description
Conservation
Parapalystes cultrifer is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range.[3]
Taxonomy
Parapalystes cultrifer was originally described by Pocock in 1900 as Palystes cultrifer from Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. The genus has not been revised.[3]
References
- ^ Pocock, R.I. (1900). "Some new Arachnida from Cape Colony". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 6 (33): 316–333. doi:10.1080/00222930008678382.
- ^ a b "Parapalystes cultrifer (Pocock, 1900)". 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. (2022). The Sparassidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 59. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6614498. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.