Pactactes compactus

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Pactactes compactus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Pactactes
Species:
P. compactus
Binomial name
Pactactes compactus
Lawrence, 1947 [1]

Pactactes compactus is a spider in the family Thomisidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa. [3]

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Distribution

Pactactes compactus is found only in the South African provinces Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces. [3] The type locality is given only as Zululand. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Pactactes compactus are plant dwellers that were sampled in sweep nets and pitfall traps as well as via canopy fogging from Grassland, Forest, and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 27 to 1411 m. [3]

The species was also sampled from pine plantations. [3]

Description

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Conservation

Pactactes compactus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is recorded in reserves such as Addo Elephant Park, Tembe Elephant Park, Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Legalameetse Nature Reserve, and Kruger National Park. There are no significant threats and no conservation actions are recommended. [3]

Taxonomy

Pactactes compactus was described by Lawrence in 1947. [1] The species has not been revised but is known from both sexes. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lawrence, R.F. (1947). "A collection of Arachnida made by Dr. I. Trägårdh in Natal and Zululand (1904-1905)". Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar. 6. B5 (9): 1–41.
  2. ↑ "Pactactes compactus Lawrence, 1947". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 2 My-R. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 26. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513276. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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