Copa flavoplumosa is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[1] It is widely distributed throughout the Afrotropical Region and is commonly known as the African ground lycosiform sac spider.[2]
The species name flavoplumosa is Latin for "yellow-feathered".
Distribution
Copa flavoplumosa has a wide distribution throughout the Afrotropical Region. In South Africa, it occurs in all nine provinces at altitudes ranging from 6 to 2,102 m above sea level.[2]
Copa flavoplumosa is a free-living ground-dweller mainly found in the leaf litter layer of most major biome types in Africa, except for true deserts and Karoo habitats. The species inhabits Grassland, Forest, Fynbos, and Savanna biomes.[2]
The species has also been collected from agricultural areas including avocado, citrus, macadamia, and pistachio orchards, as well as strawberry fields, cotton fields, and maize crops. Adult females construct papery yellow-brown egg sacs approximately 10 millimeters in diameter inside curled dead leaves on the ground.[2]
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Conservation
Copa flavoplumosa is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species faces no significant threats and is recorded from more than ten protected areas across South Africa.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1886. The continental African species of the genus Copa were revised by Charles R. Haddad in 2013, who synonymized Copa beninaStrand, 1916 and Copa benina nigraLessert, 1933 with C. flavoplumosa.
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