Hyllus treleaveni

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Treleaven's Hyllus Jumping Spider
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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
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Hyllus
Species:
H. treleaveni
Binomial name
Hyllus treleaveni
Synonyms [2]
  • Hyllus treleaveniiPeckham & Peckham, 1902
  • Hyllus moestusPeckham & Peckham, 1903
  • Hyllus bevisiLessert, 1925
  • Hyllus marleyiLessert, 1925
  • Hyllus normanaeWanless & Clark, 1975

Hyllus treleaveni is a species of spider in the family Salticidae. [2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as Treleaven's Hyllus jumping spider. [3]

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Distribution

Hyllus treleaveni is distributed across Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2]

In South Africa, the species is known from seven provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape [3]

Habitat and ecology

H. treleaveni is commonly collected from foliage such as broadleaved shrubs in various savannah and floodplain habitats. [3]

In South Africa, it has been recorded from multiple biomes including Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket, at altitudes ranging from 10 to 1558 m. [3]

Description

This species is Africa's largest jumping spider. [3]

Conservation

Hyllus treleaveni is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. It is protected in more than ten protected areas in South Africa. [3]

Taxonomy

Hyllus treleaveni was originally described in 1902 from Zimbabwe. [1] The species was redescribed by Wesołowska and Cumming in 2004. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Peckham, G.W.; Peckham, E.G. (1902). "Some new genera and species of Attidae from South Africa". Psyche. 9 (312): 330–335. doi:10.1155/1902/13502.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Hyllus treleaveni Peckham & Peckham, 1902". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 61. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Wesołowska, W.; Cumming, M.S. (2004). "A redescription and natural history of Hyllus treleaveni Peckham et Peckham, 1902, the largest jumping spider in Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 54: 579–586.
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