Dendryphantes purcelli is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and St. Helena and is commonly known as Purcell's Dendryphantes jumping spider.[3]
In South Africa, it has been recorded from Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape. The species has been sampled in nine protected areas including Addo Elephant National Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Mountain Zebra National Park, Tsolwana Nature Reserve, Giant's Castle Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, and Table Mountain National Park.[3]
Dendryphantes purcelli inhabits the Fynbos, Grassland, Thicket, and Savannabiomes at altitudes ranging from 6 to 2,584 m. The species is collected from the foliage of shrubs and has also been recorded from pine plantations.[3]
Dendryphantes purcelli is named after William Frederick Purcell, a South African arachnologist and museum curator who made significant contributions to the study of South African spiders.
Taxonomy
Dendryphantes purcelli was originally described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1903 from Bergvliet in the Western Cape. The species was redescribed by Haddad and Wesołowska in 2011. Both sexes are known.[3]
References
↑ Peckham, G.W.; Peckham, E.G. (1903). "New species of the family Attidae from South Africa, with notes on the distribution of the genera found in the Ethiopian region". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 14 (1): 173–278.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-Den). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p.57. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15222559.This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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