Hyllus flavescens

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Natal Hyllus Jumping Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Hyllus
Species:
H. flavescens
Binomial name
Hyllus flavescens
Simon, 1902 [1]

Hyllus flavescens is a species of spider in the family Salticidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Natal Hyllus jumping spider. [3]

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Distribution

Hyllus flavescens is known only from a male found in "Natal" (now the South African province KwaZulu-Natal). [3]

Habitat and ecology

The habitat and ecology of this species are unknown. [3]

Description

Conservation

Hyllus flavescens is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The status of the species remains obscure and more sampling is needed to collect the species and determine its range. [3]

Taxonomy

Hyllus flavescens was described by Eugène Simon in 1902. [1] The species is known only from the male and has never been redescribed or illustrated. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Simon, E. (1902). "Etudes arachnologiques. 32e Mémoire. LI. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 71 (1–2): 389–421.
  2. ↑ "Hyllus flavescens Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 60. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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