Vidole sothoana
| Common Vidole Hackled Band Spider | |
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| female | |
| male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phyxelididae |
| Genus: | Vidole |
| Species: | V. sothoana
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| Binomial name | |
| Vidole sothoana | |
Vidole sothoana is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae.[2] It occurs in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini and is commonly known as the common Vidole hackled band spider.[3]
Distribution
Vidole sothoana is distributed across six South African provinces, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape, and also occurs in Lesotho and Eswatini.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 500 to 2,826 m above sea level..[3] Vidole sothoana is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in dark places. The species occurs in open vegetation, including grasslands and savanna, and has been found in cultivated fields such as maize and cotton.[3]
Description
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female
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female
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female
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male
Conservation
Vidole sothoana is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] The species is sampled from six provinces and occurs in more than 10 protected areas. Due to its wide geographical range, there are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Griswold in 1990 from Kroondal in North West.[1] Vidole sothoana is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ a b Griswold, C.E. (1990). "A revision and phylogenetic analysis of the spider subfamily Phyxelidinae (Araneae, Amaurobiidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 196: 1–206.
- ^ "Vidole sothoana Griswold, 1990". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Phyxelididae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 35–36. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6813843. Retrieved 24 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.