Namaquarachne khoikhoiana

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Namaquarachne khoikhoiana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Namaquarachne
Species:
N. khoikhoiana
Binomial name
Namaquarachne khoikhoiana
Griswold, 1990 [1]

Namaquarachne khoikhoiana is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa. [3]

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Distribution

Namaquarachne khoikhoiana is endemic to the Northern Cape province of South Africa, known only from the type locality at Kamieskroon in the Kamies Mountains. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider recorded beneath boulders in montane Fynbos biome. It has been found at 759 m above sea level. [3]

Description

Conservation

Namaquarachne khoikhoiana is listed as Data Deficient by SANBI. The species is known only from the type locality based on specimens collected in 1985. More sampling is needed to determine the species range. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Griswold in 1990 from Kamieskroon. Namaquarachne khoikhoiana is the type species of the genus Namaquarachne . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Griswold, C.E. (1990). "A revision and phylogenetic analysis of the spider subfamily Phyxelidinae (Araneae, Amaurobiidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 196: 106. hdl:2246/5020.
  2. ↑ "Namaquarachne khoikhoiana Griswold, 1990". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Phyxelididae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 15. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6813843 . Retrieved 24 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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