Metellina haddadi

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Haddad's Orb-Web Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Metellina
Species:
M. haddadi
Binomial name
Metellina haddadi
Marusik & Larsen, 2018 [1]

Metellina haddadi is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Haddad's orb-web spider. [3]

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Distribution

Metellina haddadi is known only from the foothills of Newlands Forest in Cape Town, Western Cape. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species occurs in vegetation in the Fynbos biome. [3]

Description

Conservation

Metellina haddadi is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [3] More sampling is needed to determine the species' range. [3] The species is protected in Table Mountain National Park, but threats are unknown. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Charles R. Haddad, a South African arachnologist. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Marusik, Y.M.; Larsen, N. (2018). "A new species and new records of Metellina (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Africa". Zootaxa. 4418 (5): 497–504. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.8.
  2. ↑ "Metellina haddadi Marusik & Larsen, 2018". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Tetragnathidae of South Africa. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 29. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513261. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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