| Banded Face Lynx Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. falconeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes falconeri Lessert, 1915 [1] | |
Oxyopes falconeri is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae. [2] It is commonly known as the banded face lynx spider. [3]
Oxyopes falconeri occurs in Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. [2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from two provinces at altitudes ranging from 254 to 1,341 m above sea level. [3]
The species is commonly found on grasses in the Savanna biome. [3] It appears to be well-established in the grassland habitats of the savanna regions.
Oxyopes falconeri is known from both sexes. [3] The species displays the typical lynx spider characteristics including long, slender legs with prominent spines and a characteristic tapering opisthosoma. [3]
Oxyopes falconeri is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution across southern Africa. [3] The species is protected in Blouberg Nature Reserve, Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve, and Kruger National Park.
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