Neotama corticola

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Durban Long Spinneret Tree Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hersiliidae
Genus: Neotama
Species:
N. corticola
Binomial name
Neotama corticola
(Lawrence, 1937) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hersilia corticolaLawrence, 1937

Neotama corticola is a species of spider in the family Hersiliidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Durban Long Spinneret Tree Spider. [3]

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Distribution

Neotama corticola is found in three South African provinces at altitudes ranging from 45 to 1,307 m above sea level. [3]

Habitat

The species is an arboreal species found mainly on tree trunks in forest areas. It occurs in Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes. [3]

Description

Neotama corticola is known from both sexes. The species exhibits the characteristic long posterior spinnerets of the family Hersiliidae. [3]

Conservation

Neotama corticola is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution range. The species is protected in six protected areas and faces no significant threats. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by R. F. Lawrence in 1937 as Hersilia corticola from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman (2005) transferred it to the genus Neotama. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Lawrence, R.F. (1937). "A collection of Arachnida from Zululand". Annals of the Natal Museum. 8: 211–273.
  2. ↑ "Neotama corticola (Lawrence, 1937)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Hersiliidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 12. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5913607 . Retrieved 21 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Foord, S.H.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (2005). "First records of the genus Neotama Baehr & Baehr (Araneae: Hersiliidae) from the Afrotropical region". African Invertebrates. 46: 125–132.
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