Monaeses pustulosus

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Long Tail Monaeses Crab Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Monaeses
Species:
M. pustulosus
Binomial name
Monaeses pustulosus
Pavesi, 1895 [1]
Synonyms
  • Tmarus pustulosusSimon, 1901

Monaeses pustulosus is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae. [2] It is endemic to Africa and is commonly known as the long tail Monaeses crab spider. [3]

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Distribution

Monaeses pustulosus is found in Ethiopia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Kenya, DR Congo, Namibia and South Africa. [2]

In South Africa, the species occurs in all nine provinces. [3] Notable locations include Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Kruger National Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Monaeses pustulosus is mainly sampled from grass. [3] The species has been collected from Fynbos, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, Savanna and Grassland biomes at altitudes ranging from 1 to 2,020 m. [3]

Some individuals have also been collected from trees such as Dombeya species at Nylsvley Nature Reserve. [3]

Description

Conservation

Monaeses pustulosus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. [3] The species is protected in 14 protected areas. [3]

Taxonomy

Monaeses pustulosus was originally described by Pietro Pavesi in 1895 from Ethiopia. [1] The species was revised by Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1984. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Pavesi, P. (1895). "Esplorazione del Guiba e dei suoi affluenti compiuta dal Cap. Bottego. XVIII. Aracnidi". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 35: 491–537.
  2. 1 2 "Monaeses pustulosus Pavesi, 1895". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 61. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (1984). "The crab-spiders of southern Africa (Araneae: Thomisidae). 4. The genus Monaeses Thorell, 1869". Phytophylactica. 16: 101–116.
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