Gea infuscata

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Gea infuscata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Gea
Species:
G. infuscata
Binomial name
Gea infuscata
Tullgren, 1910 [1]

Gea infuscata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found from Sudan to South Africa. [2]

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Distribution

Gea infuscata is known from Tanzania, Angola, Botswana, Sudan and South Africa. [3] The species is possibly under-collected and is suspected to occur in more countries in between. In South Africa, it occurs in five provinces across a large geographical range at altitudes from 1 to 1,323 m above sea level. [3]

The South African distribution includes Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape provinces. Notable localities include Jeffrey's Bay, Addo Elephant National Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland park, Tembe Elephant Park, Polokwane Nature Reserve, and Knysna. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The spider constructs an orb-web with a round zigzag stabilimentum, giving it a doily appearance. The species has been sampled from the Fynbos, Forest and Savanna biomes. [3]

Description

Conservation

Gea infuscata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical distribution. [3] The species is protected in several reserves including Addo Elephant National Park, Mkhambathi Nature Reserve, Ndumo Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park and Polokwane Nature Reserve. No conservation actions are recommended. [3]

Taxonomy

The species has not been revised and is known from both sexes. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Tullgren, A. (1910). "Araneae. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjöstedt". Sjöstedts Kilimandjaro-Meru Expedition. 20 (6): 85–172.
  2. ↑ "Gea infuscata Tullgren, 1910". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa. Version 2: part 2 (E-Ne). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 14. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6619195. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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