Camillina maun

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Botswana Pearly-Eyed Ground Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Camillina
Species:
C. maun
Binomial name
Camillina maun
Platnick & Murphy, 1987

Camillina maun is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae. [1] It is found in several African countries and is commonly known as the Botswana pearly-eyed ground spider. [2]

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Distribution

Camillina maun occurs in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa. In South Africa, it is found in seven of the nine provinces. [2]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller. It has been sampled from Forest, Grassland, and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 93 to 1,674 m above sea level. [2]

Description

Conservation

Camillina maun is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution range. The species is protected in more than ten protected areas. [2]

Taxonomy

The species was described by Platnick & Murphy in 1987 from Botswana. It was revised by the same authors. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Camillina maun Platnick & Murphy, 1987". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. part 1 (A-D). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 50–51. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197174 . Retrieved 22 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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