Xevioso kulufa
| Hanglip Xevioso Hackled Band Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phyxelididae |
| Genus: | Xevioso |
| Species: | X. kulufa
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| Binomial name | |
| Xevioso kulufa Griswold, 1990[1]
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Xevioso kulufa is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Hanglip Xevioso hackled band spider.[3]
Distribution
Xevioso kulufa is endemic to South Africa and is distributed across three provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 78 to 969 m above sea level.[3]
Locations include Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal; Hanglip Forest and Tzaneen in Limpopo; and Nelspruit in Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Xevioso kulufa occurs in montane forest within the Savanna biome. These ground retreat-web cryptic spiders live in damp and dark places. The species has also been sampled in macadamia orchards in Nelspruit, showing it can survive in agroecosystems.[3]
Description
Conservation
Xevioso kulufa is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species is able to survive in agroecosystems and there are no significant threats to the species. It is protected in Hanglip Forest Station.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Griswold in 1990 from Hanglip Forest in Limpopo and is known from both sexes.[1][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.
- ^ "Xevioso kulufa Griswold, 1990". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide: The Phyxelididae of South Africa 2021 version 1. p. 41. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5176739. Retrieved 24 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.