| Jubbi's Platythomisus Crab Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Platythomisus |
| Species: | P. jubbi |
| Binomial name | |
| Platythomisus jubbi | |
Platythomisus jubbi is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Jubbi's Platythomisus crab spider. [3]
Platythomisus jubbi is found only in South Africa, [2] where it is known from the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. [3]
Notable locations include Kenton-on-Sea, Bathurst, Ndumo Game Reserve, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Hoedspruit, and Kruger National Park. [3]
Platythomisus jubbi inhabits the Savanna and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 5 to 1279 m. [3]
They are free-living on plants. Specimens have been found in silk retreats. [3]
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Platythomisus jubbi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species has a wide geographical range, though more sampling is needed to collect the male. It is protected in Ndumo Game Reserve, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve, and Kruger National Park. [3]
The species was originally described by Lawrence in 1968 from Kenton-on-Sea in the Eastern Cape. [1] Only the female is known. [3]
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