Nomisia australis

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Nomisia australis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Nomisia
Species:
N. australis
Binomial name
Nomisia australis

Nomisia australis is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa. [3]

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Distribution

Nomisia australis has a very restricted distribution in South Africa's Western Cape province, with a small range. The species is known from Beaufort West and Pniel at an altitude of 741 m above sea level at the type locality. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller found in the Nama Karoo biome. [3]

Description

Conservation

Nomisia australis is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species has a small range and too little is known about the location, distribution and threats for an assessment to be made. More sampling is needed to collect females and determine the species' actual range. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was described by Dalmas in 1921 from Beaufort West. It has not been revised since and is known only from the male. [3]

References

  1. Dalmas, R. de (1921). "Monographie des araignées de la section des Pterotricha (Aran. Gnaphosidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 89: 233–328.
  2. "Nomisia australis Dalmas, 1921". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-S). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 33. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197672. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.