Pseudomicrommata vittigera

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Grass huntsman spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Pseudomicrommata
Species:
P. vittigera
Binomial name
Pseudomicrommata vittigera
(Simon, 1897)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Micrommata vittigera Simon, 1897
  • Micrommata ovambica Lawrence, 1927
  • Pseudomicrommata longipes Jäger & Kunz, 2005

Pseudomicrommata vittigera is a spider species in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the grass huntsman spider.[3]

Distribution

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Pseudomicrommata vittigera is recorded from Namibia and South Africa.[2]

In South Africa, the species is known from three provinces: North West, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. Notable locations include Mooi Nooi, Pafuri near Kruger National Park, Soutpansberg, and Loskop Dam Nature Reserve. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 219 to 1,346 m.[3]

Habitat and ecology

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Pseudomicrommata vittigera is a free-living grass dweller. The spiders are sampled from grass but also occur in bushes, small trees, and leaf litter in the Savanna Biome.[3]

Description

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See also: Glossary of spider terms

Conservation

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Pseudomicrommata vittigera is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3]

Taxonomy

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Pseudomicrommata vittigera was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as Micrommata vittigera with the type locality given as "Transvaal". The species was revised by Moradmand in 2015, who described the male and removed the female from synonymy with P. longipes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Simon, E. (1897). "Etudes arachnologiques. 27e mémoire (1). XLII. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'ordre des Araneae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 65 (3): 465–510.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pseudomicrommata vittigera (Simon, 1897)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Sparassidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 67. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6614498. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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