Habrocestum laurae

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Laura's Habrocestum Jumping Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Habrocestum
Species:
H. laurae
Binomial name
Habrocestum laurae

Habrocestum laurae is a species of spider in the family Salticidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Laura's Habrocestum jumping spider. [3]

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Distribution

Habrocestum laurae is found only in South Africa, [2] where it is presently known from only two provinces, KwaZulu-Natal (Durban) and Eastern Cape (Thyspunt, 12 km WNW Cape St Francis). [3]

Habitat and ecology

Habrocestum laurae inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Thicket biomes at altitudes of 17 m. [3]

The species is a free-living ground-dweller. [3]

Description

Conservation

Habrocestum laurae is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The status of the species remains obscure and some more sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species' range. [3]

Taxonomy

Habrocestum laurae was described in 1903 from Durban and is known only from the female, with Prószyński providing more information in 1987. [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 "Habrocestum laurae G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-Ha). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 52. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15266589. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Prószyński, J. (1987). Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoly Rolniczo-Pedagogicznej, Siedlcach. p. 172.
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