| Bonnet's Lynx Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. bonneti |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes bonneti Lessert, 1933 [1] | |
Oxyopes bonneti is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae. [2] It is commonly known as Bonnet's lynx spider. [3]
Oxyopes bonneti occurs in Angola and South Africa. [2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from Limpopo Province at altitudes ranging from 859 to 1,168 m above sea level. [3]
The species is commonly found on grasses and has also been collected using pitfall traps in the Savanna biome. [3] It appears to be well-adapted to the savanna environment of the northern regions.
Oxyopes bonneti is known only from males. [3] The species exhibits typical lynx spider characteristics including long, slender legs with prominent spines and the characteristic tapering opisthosoma found in the genus Oxyopes . [3]
Oxyopes bonneti is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [3] Despite being known from only one locality in Angola, the large distance between collection areas suggests the species may be under-collected. It is protected in Blouberg Nature Reserve, Ben Lavin Nature Reserve, and Kruger National Park.
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