Rhomphaea nasica

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Rhomphaea
Species:
R. nasica
Binomial name
Rhomphaea nasica
(Simon, 1873) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Ariamnes nasicaSimon, 1873
  • Ariamnes argenteolusSimon, 1873
  • Ariamnes nasicusSimon, 1881
  • Ariamnes argenteolaSimon, 1881
  • Ariamnes delicatulusSimon, 1883
  • Rhomphaea argenteolaSimon, 1914
  • Argyrodes nasicaBenoit, 1977
  • Argyrodes delicatulusWunderlich, 1987
  • Argyrodes nasicusWunderlich, 1987
  • Argyrodes argenteolusAgnarsson, 2004

Rhomphaea nasica is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. [2] It has a wide distribution across the Mediterranean region, Africa, and St. Helena. [2]

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Distribution

Rhomphaea nasica is found across the Canary Islands, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Africa, and St. Helena. [2]

In South Africa, the species has been recorded from five provinces. Notable locations include Fish River, Grahamstown, Ezemvelo Nature Reserve, Kloof, Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve, Venetia Limpopo Valley Reserve, Kruger National Park, Blouberg Nature Reserve, and Uitzicht Annex. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Rhomphaea nasica has been sampled from the Grassland, Savanna, and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 71 to 1,411 m. [3]

Description

Conservation

Rhomphaea nasica is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in five protected areas in South Africa. [3]

Taxonomy

Rhomphaea nasica was described by Simon in 1873 as Ariamnes nasica. [1] The species was transferred from Argyrodes to Rhomphaea by Agnarsson in 2004. [4] Several species have been synonymized with R. nasica, including Argyrodes argenteolus and A. delicatulus. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Simon, E. (1873). "Aranéides nouveaux ou peu connus du midi de l'Europe. (2e mémoire)". Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège. 2. 5 (8): 1–174.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rhomphaea nasica (Simon, 1873)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 2 [R-T]. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 5. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515998. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Agnarsson, I. (2004). "Morphological phylogeny of cobweb spiders and their relatives (Araneae, Araneoidea, Theridiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 141 (4): 447–626. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00120.x.


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