Tibellus cobusi
| Cobus's Grass Running Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Tibellus |
| Species: | T. cobusi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus cobusi Van den Berg & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994[1]
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Tibellus cobusi is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is found in parts of Africa and is commonly known as Cobus's grass running spider.[3]
Distribution
Tibellus cobusi is an African species known from Mozambique, Somalia, and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, the species is known only from Limpopo province.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna biome, occurring at altitudes ranging from 894 to 1,261 m above sea level.[3] Tibellus cobusi are free-living plant dwellers commonly found on bushes and tall grass.[3]
Description
Tibellus cobusi is known only from males..[3]
Conservation
Tibellus cobusi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range.[3] The species is protected in the Blouberg Nature Reserve and Malebogo Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994 from Potgietersrus (now Mokopane) in Limpopo.[1]
References
- ^ a b Van den Berg, A.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (1994). "A revision of the Afrotropical species of the genus Tibellus Simon (Araneae: Philodromidae)". Koedoe. 37 (1): 67–114.
- ^ "Tibellus cobusi Van den Berg & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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. 38. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6634009. Retrieved 23 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.