Tibellus demangei
| Ivory Coast 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. demangei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus demangei Jézéquel, 1964[1]
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Tibellus demangei is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the Ivory Coast grass running spider.[3]
Distribution
Tibellus demangei is an African endemic described from the Ivory Coast and also recorded from South Africa.[3] This species is under-collected and suspected to occur in more countries.[3] In South Africa, the species is recorded only from KwaZulu-Natal.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome, occurring at an altitude of 78 m above sea level. Tibellus demangei are free-living plant dwellers commonly found on bushes and tall grass.[3]
Description
Tibellus demangei is known from both sexes.[3]
Conservation
Tibellus demangei is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] There are no obvious threats to the species and no conservation actions are recommended.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by J.-F. Jézéquel in 1964 from the Ivory Coast.[1] It was revised by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994.[3]
References
- ^ a b Jézéquel, J.-F. (1964). "Araignées de la savane de Singrobo (Côte d'Ivoire). III. – Thomisidae". Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (A). 26 (4): 1103–1143.
- ^ "Tibellus demangei Jézéquel, 1964". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. 39. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6634009. Retrieved 23 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.