Harmochirus luculentus

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Harmochirus luculentus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Harmochirus
Species:
H. luculentus
Binomial name
Harmochirus luculentus
Simon, 1886 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Ballus brachiatusThorell, 1877
  • Harmochirus malaccensisSimon, 1886
  • Harmochirus nervosusThorell, 1890
  • Harmochirus brachiatusSimon, 1903
  • Harmochirus bruchiatusBarrion & Litsinger, 1994
  • Harmochirus insulanusNamkung, 2002

Harmochirus luculentus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. [2] It is found across multiple countries in Africa and is commonly known as the Tanzanian Harmochirus jumping spider. [3]

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Distribution

Harmochirus luculentus has been recorded from Botswana, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. [2]

In South Africa, the species is known from Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, and Western Cape. [3] Notable locations include Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Hluhluwe Nature Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, and Tembe Elephant Park. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is found on flowers, buds and leaves, especially their tips, and is occasionally found on walls and bark and once on the ground. [3] The spiders run with legs I forward and the abdomen moves up and down constantly. [3] Adults are present from August to February during the hot dry and hot wet seasons. [3] The species is sampled from the Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 10 to 1602 m. [3]

Description

Conservation

Harmochirus luculentus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. [3] The species is protected in several protected areas with no known threats. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was redescribed by Logunov in 2001. [4] Both sexes are known. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Simon, E. 1886. Etudes arachnologiques. 18e Mémoire. XXVI. Matériaux pour servir à la faune des Arachnides du Sénégal. (Suivi d'une appendice intitulé: Descriptions de plusieurs espèces africaines nouvelles). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (6) 5, pages 345–396
  2. 1 2 3 "Hasarius adansoni (Audouin, 1826)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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. 62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15266589. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Logunov, D.V. (2001). "A redefinition of the genera Bianor Peckham & Peckham, 1885 and Harmochirus Simon, 1885, with the establishment of a new genus Sibianor gen. n. (Aranei: Salticidae)". Arthropoda Selecta. 9 (4): 221–286.


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