Thanatus namaquensis
| Thanatus namaquensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Thanatus |
| Species: | T. namaquensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thanatus namaquensis | |
Thanatus namaquensis is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Namaque ground running spider.[3]
Etymology
Distribution
Thanatus namaquensis is endemic to South Africa.[2] The species is known only from the type locality Kamaggas in the Northern Cape, at an altitude of 231 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Thanatus namaquensis are free-living ground dwellers sampled from the Succulent Karoo biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Thanatus namaquensis is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons. The species is a Northern Cape endemic known only from the type locality. The status of the species remains obscure and more sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Simon (1910) from Kamaggas. The African species have not been revised and the species is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ^ Simon, E. (1910). "Arachnoidea: Araneae (II.)". Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 16: 175–218.
- ^ a b "Thanatus namaquensis Simon, 1910". 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. (2022). The Philodromidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 31. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6634009. Retrieved 21 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.