Argiope anomalopalpis

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Garden Orb-Web Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Argiope
Species:
A. anomalopalpis
Binomial name
Argiope anomalopalpis
Bjørn, 1997[1]

Argiope anomalopalpis is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found in DR Congo and South Africa.[2] It is commonly known as the garden orb-web spider.[3]

Distribution

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Argiope anomalopalpis has been collected from the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is recorded from a single locality in the Eastern Cape, specifically the Dwesa Nature Reserve.[3]

Habitat and ecology

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The species inhabits the Forest biome and is known to construct orb webs.[3] The single South African specimen was collected from Dwesa Nature Reserve at an elevation of 7 m above sea level.[3]

Description

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See also: Glossary of spider terms

Conservation

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Argiope anomalopalpis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range across Africa. The species is protected in the Dwesa Nature Reserve.[3]

Taxonomy

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The species was originally described by Bjørn in 1997 from the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1] It is possibly under-collected and suspected to occur in countries between the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bjørn, P.P. (1997). "A taxonomic revision of the African part of the orb-weaving genus Argiope (Araneae: Araneidae)". Entomologica Scandinavica. 28 (2): 199–239. doi:10.1163/187631297X00060.
  2. ^ "Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa . Version 2: part 1 (A-C). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 29. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6326922. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.