Hispo georgius

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Hispo georgius
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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: Hispo
Species:
H. georgius
Binomial name
Hispo georgius
Synonyms [1]
  • Leptorchestes georgiusPeckham & Peckham, 1892
  • Quekettia georgiiPeckham & Peckham, 1902
  • Pseudomarengo inermisCaporiacco, 1947
  • Pseudomarengo rufescensCaporiacco, 1947
  • Hispo inermis(Caporiacco, 1947)
  • Quekettia georgius(Peckham & Peckham, 1892)

Distribution

Hispo georgius is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa and Zimbabwe. [1]

Contents

Within South Africa, it is known from Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape. [2]

Habitat and ecology

Specimens were sampled from under the bark of large trees such as Vachellia , Commiphora and Bauhinia in the Savanna Biome at altitudes ranging from 47 to 1307 m. [2]

Their retreats are constructed of thin silk stuck onto the inner surface of a flake of bark or inside a narrow crack on a tree trunk. [2]

Description

Conservation

Hispo georgius is listed as of Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. There are no known threats to the species. In South Africa, it is protected in four protected areas: Ndumo Game Reserve, Ophathe Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park and Kruger National Park. [2]

Taxonomy

Hispo georgius was originally described in 1892 from Madagascar as Leptorchestes georgius by George and Elizabeth Peckham. [3] The species was redescribed by Wesołowska and Cumming in 2008. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taxon details Hispo georgius (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved March 7, 2017
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Walt, V. van der; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 3 (He-Iran). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 45. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ↑ Peckham, G.W.; Peckham, E.G. (1892). "Ant-like spiders of the family Attidae". Occasional Papers of the Natural History Society of Wisconsin. 2 (1): 1–84.
  4. ↑ Wesołowska, W.; Cumming, M.S. (2008). "Taxonomy and natural history of a species rich assemblage of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae); a long-term study of a suburban site in Zimbabwe". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 58: 167–230.
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