Peucetia nicolae

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Nicole's Green Lynx Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oxyopidae
Genus: Peucetia
Species:
P. nicolae
Binomial name
Peucetia nicolae
van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 [1]

Peucetia nicolae is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Nicole's green lynx spider. [3]

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Distribution

Peucetia nicolae is found only in South Africa, where it is recorded from two provinces: Eastern Cape and Western Cape. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits Fynbos and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1,535 m above sea level. [3]

Peucetia nicolae is a free-living plant dweller that occurs on vegetation. At Gordon's Bay, the species has been recorded on Pelargonium captatum. [3]

Description

Conservation

Peucetia nicolae is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution range. The species is protected in Mountain Zebra National Park, Addo Elephant National Park, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, and Table Mountain National Park. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by van Niekerk and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994 from Heidelberg in the Western Cape. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 van Niekerk, P.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (1994). "A revision of the Afrotropical species of Peucetia (Araneae: Oxyopidae)". Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture Republic of South Africa. 89: 1–50.
  2. ↑ "Peucetia nicolae van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Oxyopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 49. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6450695 . Retrieved 21 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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