Seothyra semicoccinea

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

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

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Distribution

Seothyra semicoccinea is endemic to South Africa, known only from the type locality of Willowmore in the Eastern Cape. [2]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a ground-dweller that has been sampled from the Nama Karoo biome at an altitude of 815 m above sea level. [2]

The species constructs retreat-webs. Males wander in search of mates. [2]

Description

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

Conservation

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

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Seothyra semicoccinea 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. 36. 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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