Hortipes irimus

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Port Shepstone basket-legged spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Hortipes
Species:
H. irimus
Binomial name
Hortipes irimus
Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000 [1]

Hortipes irimus is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Port Shepstone basket-legged spider. [3]

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Distribution

Hortipes irimus is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. [3] It is known only from the type locality at Port Shepstone. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome at one meter above sea level. [3] It is strongly associated with leaf litter in coastal woodland habitats and is a free-living ground-dweller. [3]

Description

Hortipes irimus is known only from females. [3]

Conservation

Hortipes irimus is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. [3] More sampling is needed to collect males and determine the species' range. [3] The species is threatened by habitat loss due to urbanization around Port Shepstone. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Bosselaers, J.; Jocqué, R. (2000). "Hortipes, a huge genus of tiny Afrotropical spiders (Araneae, Liocranidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 256: 1–108. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)256<0004:HAHGOT>2.0.CO;2.
  2. ↑ "Hortipes irimus Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000". 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. 46. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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