Ctenus gulosus

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Ctenus gulosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ctenidae
Genus: Ctenus
Species:
C. gulosus
Binomial name
Ctenus gulosus
Arts, 1912 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ctenus adumbratusArts, 1912
  • Ctenus frivolusArts, 1912

Ctenus gulosus is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa. [3]

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Distribution

Ctenus gulosus is found only in South Africa across four provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo. [3] The species has been recorded from numerous protected areas including Addo Elephant National Park, Kruger National Park, and Tembe Elephant Park. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a ground dweller sampled in pitfall traps from the Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, and Savanna biomes, at altitudes ranging from 17 to 1,551 m above sea level. [3]

Description

Ctenus gulosus is known only from females. This species is possibly the female of Ctenus transvaalensis Benoit, 1981. [3]

Conservation

Ctenus gulosus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in ten protected areas including Ndumo Game Reserve, Addo Elephant National Park, and Kruger National Park. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by L. des Arts in 1912 from Durban. Pierre Benoit in 1979 synonymized Ctenus adumbratusArts, 1912 and C. frivolusArts, 1912 with this species. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Arts, L. des (1912). "Zusammenstellung der afrikanischen Arten der Gattung Ctenus". Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten. 29 (2): 183–218.
  2. ↑ "Ctenus gulosus Arts, 1912". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Ctenidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 11. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6090166 . Retrieved 21 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Benoit, P.L.G. (1979). "Etudes sur les Ctenidae africains (Araneae) VIII. Gen. Ctenus Walck.-groupe abditus". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 93 (2): 425–444.
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