Graptartia granulosa

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Four-spotted mutilliform sac spider
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G. granulosa from South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Graptartia
Species:
G. granulosa
Binomial name
Graptartia granulosa
Simon, 1896 [1]

Graptartia granulosa is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae. [2] It occurs widely in southern Africa and is commonly known as the four-spotted mutilliform sac spider. [3]

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Distribution

Graptartia granulosa is found in ten African countries: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. [2] [3] In South Africa, it has been recorded from Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal at altitudes ranging from 286 to 1,217 m above sea level. [3]

The species occurs in protected areas including Ndumo Game Reserve and Kruger National Park. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Graptartia granulosa is a ground-dwelling mimic of velvet ants that occurs in a variety of habitats but appears to prefer the Savanna biome. [3]

It is usually collected in pitfall traps and leaf litter, or under prone objects where it shelters when not active. [3]

Description

Conservation

Graptartia granulosa is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. [3] There are no significant known threats to the species. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1896 [1] , with the type locality given as Zambezi. [3] It was revised by Haddad in 2004. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Simon, E. (1896). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Clubionidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 40 (9): 400–422.
  2. 1 2 "Graptartia granulosa Simon, 1896". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haddad, C.R.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Corinnidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 38. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753 . Retrieved 22 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Haddad, C.R. (2004). "A revision of the spider genus Graptartia Simon, 1896 (Araneae: Corinnidae) in the Afrotropical region". African Entomology. 12: 71–81.
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