| Long-bodied Garden Orb-Web Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope |
| Species: | A. tapinolobata |
| Binomial name | |
| Argiope tapinolobata Bjørn, 1997 [1] | |
Argiope tapinolobata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found from Senegal to South Africa. [2] It is commonly known as the long-bodied garden orb-web spider. [3]
Argiope tapinolobata is known from Senegal, Namibia, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is recorded from a single locality in Gauteng. [3]
The species is characterized by a female abdomen that is almost cylindrical, over twice as long as wide, with very shallow lobes. The South African specimen was sampled from grassland in mid-January. [3]
The female of A. tapinolobata has a distinctive abdomen that is almost cylindrical and over twice as long as wide, with very shallow lobes. This distinguishes it from other Argiope species which typically have more rounded abdomens. [3]
Argiope tapinolobata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range across Africa. The species is possibly under-sampled in southern Africa. [3]
The species was described by Bjørn in 1997 from Senegal. It is possibly under-collected and suspected to occur in countries between its known distribution points. Only the female is known. [3]
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