Cispius variegatus
| Variegated Cispius nursery-web spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Cispius |
| Species: | C. variegatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cispius variegatus Simon, 1898[1]
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Cispius variegatus is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa, and is commonly known as the variegated Cispius nursery-web spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Cispius variegatus has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, it has been sampled from three provinces at altitudes ranging from 5 to 1498 m.[3]
South African localities include Coffee Bay and Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape, Irene in Gauteng, multiple sites in KwaZulu-Natal including iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park, and Hoedspruit in Limpopo.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species constructs a funnel-like web in short shrubs and bushes close to the ground or in trees. They are active at night.[3]
The species has been sampled from the Forest, Savanna and Thicket biomes.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Cispius variegatus is listed as Least Concern. Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. The species is protected in Addo Elephant National Park, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described by Eugène Simon in 1898 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It is the type species of the genus Cispius.[2] The species is known only from the female and has been revised by Blandin (1978) and Sierwald (1997).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simon, E. (1898). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux des familles des Agelenidae, Pisauridae, Lycosidae et Oxyopidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 42: 5–34.
- ^ a b "Cispius variegatus Simon, 1898". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 22. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775.
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