Stasimopus spinosus
| Stasimopus spinosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Stasimopidae |
| Genus: | Stasimopus |
| Species: | S. spinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Stasimopus spinosus | |
Stasimopus spinosus is a species in the family Stasimopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Distribution
Stasimopus spinosus is found in South Africa. The species occurs in the Eastern Cape province at Alice, Annshaw, Debe Neck, and Middledrift.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a cork-lid trapdoor. The species has been sampled from the Thicket biome at altitudes between 474-860 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Conservation
Stasimopus spinosus is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species is known from four localities at altitudes of 474-860 m above sea level, but all were sampled prior to 1914. Threats to this species are unknown.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1914 as Stasimopus schönlandi spinosus from Annshaw. The species has not been revised and is known from both sexes. The status remains obscure and additional sampling is needed to determine the present species' range.[3]
References
- ^ Hewitt, J. (1914). "Descriptions of new Arachnida from South Africa". Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown. 3: 1–37.
- ^ "Stasimopus spinosus Hewitt, 1914". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide: The Stasimopidae of South Africa 2021 version 1. p. 46. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6735880. Retrieved 25 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.