| Natal Pronophaea dark sac spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Pronophaea |
| Species: | P. natalica |
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| Pronophaea natalica Simon, 1897 | |
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Pronophaea natalica is a spider species in the family Corinnidae. [1] It is commonly known as the Natal Pronophaea dark sac spider. [2]
Pronophaea natalica is endemic to South Africa, where it has a wide distribution across six provinces, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Western Cape. [2]
This species consists of free-living ground-dwellers collected predominantly in leaf litter and pitfall traps. [2] It has been sampled from all the floral biomes except the Desert and Succulent Karoo biomes, and also from commercial pine plantations, at altitudes ranging from 3 to 1,861 m above sea level. [2]
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Pronophaea natalica is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. [2] It is conserved in more than 10 protected areas. [2] There are no known threats to the species. [2]
The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1897, with the type locality given only as Natal. [2] It was redescribed by Haddad & Bosselaers (2010) and is a senior synonym of Medmassa nitida Lawrence, 1937, which was described from KwaZulu-Natal. [1] The species is known from both sexes. [2]
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