| Botswana Grass Running Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Tibellus |
| Species: | T. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus australis (Simon, 1910) [1] | |
Tibellus australis is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae. [2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Botswana grass running spider. [3]
Tibellus australis has a limited distribution across three southern African countries: Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. [3] In South Africa, the species is known only from Limpopo province, where it occurs in the Blouberg Nature Reserve and Little Leigh in the Western Soutpansberg. [3]
The species inhabits the Savanna biome, where it lives as a free-living plant dweller commonly found on bushes and tall grass. [3] It occurs at altitudes ranging from 894 to 1,372 m above sea level. [3]
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Tibellus australis is known only from females [3]
Tibellus australis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range across southern Africa. [3] The species is protected within the Blouberg Nature Reserve. [3]
The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1910 from Botswana. [1] It was revised by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994. [3] More sampling is needed to find the male of this species. [3]
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