Perenethis symmetrica

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Namibia Perenethis nursery-web spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Perenethis
Species:
P. symmetrica
Binomial name
Perenethis symmetrica
(Lawrence, 1927) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Tetragonophthalma symmetricaLawrence, 1927
  • Pisaurellus badiusRoewer, 1961
  • Perenethis hubertiBlandin, 1975
  • Perenethis lejeuneiBlandin, 1975

Perenethis symmetrica is a spider species in the family Pisauridae. [2] The species is commonly known as the Namibia Perenethis nursery-web spider. [3]

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Distribution

Perenethis symmetrica has been recorded from Senegal, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, and South Africa. [3]

In South Africa, the species has been sampled from four provinces: KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species constructs sheet-webs in vegetation. [3]

It has been sampled from the Fynbos and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 91 to 615 m. The species has also been sampled from maize. [3]

Description

Conservation

Perenethis symmetrica is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Kruger National Park. There are no significant threats to the species. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by R. F. Lawrence in 1927 as Tetragonophthalma symmetrica from Namibia. [1] It was revised by Sierwald in 1997 [4] and is known from both sexes. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lawrence, R.F. (1927). "Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa V. Arachnida". Annals of the South African Museum. 25 (1): 1–75.
  2. 1 2 "Perenethis symmetrica (Lawrence, 1927)". 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 Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 49. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Sierwald, P. (1997). "Phylogenetic analysis of pisaurine nursery web spiders, with revisions of Tetragonophthalma and Perenethis (Araneae, Lycosoidea, Pisauridae)". Journal of Arachnology. 25: 361–407.
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