Palystes kreutzmanni

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Kleinmond rain spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Palystes
Species:
P. kreutzmanni
Binomial name
Palystes kreutzmanni
Jäger & Kunz, 2010 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Palystes kreuzmanniDippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022

Palystes kreutzmanni is a spider species in the family Sparassidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Kleinmond rain spider or Kreutzmann's rain spider. [3]

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Distribution

Palystes kreutzmanni is found in the Western Cape province. It has been recorded from Kleinmond, Pringle Bay, Du Toitskloof, Fernkloof Nature Reserve, and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 6 to 230 m. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Palystes kreutzmanni occurs in fynbos vegetation of the Western Cape region. The spiders build retreats between apical leaves of bushes such as Leucadendron and Asteraceae ( Othonna quinqedentata ) bushes. The egg sac is enclosed in the leaves. [3]

Description

Conservation

Palystes kreutzmanni is listed as Endangered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species is rare and presently known only from a small area in the Western Cape. It is protected in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve. Due to the species having a small restricted range, being known from only four locations, and experiencing ongoing decline in habitat availability due to coastal development and crop cultivation, it is listed as Endangered. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Jäger, P.; Kunz, D. (2010). "Palystes kreutzmanni sp. n. – a new huntsman spider species from fynbos vegetation in Western Cape Province, South Africa (Araneae, Sparassidae, Palystinae)". ZooKeys (67): 1–9. Bibcode:2010ZooK...67....1J. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.67.700 . PMC   3088420 . PMID   21594031.
  2. 1 2 "Palystes kreutzmanni Jäger & Kunz, 2010". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Sparassidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 41. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6614498. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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