Seothyra perelegans

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Bothaville Buckspoor Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Eresidae
Genus: Seothyra
Species:
S. perelegans
Binomial name
Seothyra perelegans
Simon, 1906 [1]

Seothyra perelegans is a species of spider in the family Eresidae. [1] It is endemic to South Africa, where it is commonly known as the Bothaville Buckspoor Spider. [2]

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Distribution

Seothyra perelegans is endemic to South Africa. [1] The species is recorded from two provinces: Eastern Cape and Free State, with locations including Willowmore and Bothaville. [2]

Habitat and ecology

The species has been sampled from Grassland and Nama Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 815 to 1,291 m above sea level. [2]

The species constructs burrow retreat-webs consisting of a silk-lined burrow. Males wander in search of mates. [2]

Description

Seothyra perelegans is known only from the male. [2]

Conservation

Seothyra perelegans is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species has a restricted distribution. More sampling is needed to collect the female and more accurately determine the species' range. [2]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1906 from Bothaville. [3] It was revised by Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1991. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Seothyra perelegans Simon, 1906". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Eresidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 34. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6331366 . Retrieved 22 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ↑ Simon, E. (1906). "Etude sur les araignées de la section des cribellates". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 50: 284–308.
  4. ↑ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (1991). "A revision of the African spider genus Seothyra Purcell (Araneae: Eresidae)". Cimbebasia. 12: 135–160.
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