Ariamnes campestratus

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Whip Dew-Drop Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Ariamnes
Species:
A. campestratus
Binomial name
Ariamnes campestratus
Simon, 1903 [1]

Ariamnes campestratus is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. [2] It is commonly known as the whip dew-drop spider. [3]

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Distribution

Ariamnes campestratus is found in Gabon, Congo, and South Africa. [2]

In South Africa, it is recorded from the provinces KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Locations include Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve, Royal Natal National Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park (uMkuze Game Reserve), and Lekgalameetsi Nature Reserve. [3]

Description

Habitat and ecology

This species was sampled from the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 8 to 1703 m. [3]

Conservation

Ariamnes campestratus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. There are no significant threats to this species. It is protected in Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve, Royal Natal National Park, uMkuze Game Reserve, and Lekgalameetsi Nature Reserve. [3]

Taxonomy

Ariamnes campestratus was described by Eugène Simon in 1903 from Gabon. [1] The species is known only from the female. [3] Vanuytven, Jocqué, and Deeleman-Reinhold (2025) noted that this species is of uncertain placement and probably belongs to Rhomphaea . [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Simon, E. (1903). "Etudes arachnologiques. 33e Mémoire. LII. Etude sur les arachnides recueillis par M. le Lieutenant de vaisseau Blaise dans l'estuaire du Gabon, pendant qu'il commandait la canonnière "la Cigogne" au Congo français (1894–1896)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 71 (4): 719–725.
  2. 1 2 "Ariamnes campestratus Simon, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-P. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 16. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515890. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Vanuytven, H.; Jocqué, R.; Deeleman-Reinhold, C. (2025). "Spiders resembling worms: notes on Ariamnes Thorell, 1869 (Araneae: Theridiidae) with the description of a new species from Papua New Guinea and the female of A. petilus Gao & Li, 2014". Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society. 39 (2): 132–147.
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