| Umhahli 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. bruneitarsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus bruneitarsis Lawrence, 1952 [1] | |
Tibellus bruneitarsis is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae. [2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Umhahli grass running spider. [3]
The species is named after Umhlali, a town in KwaZulu-Natal where the species was first collected. [3]
Tibellus bruneitarsis is a southern African species known from Zimbabwe and South Africa. [3] In South Africa, it occurs in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces and is protected in the Polokwane Nature Reserve. [3]
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes, occurring at altitudes ranging from 18 to 1,310 m above sea level. [3] Tibellus bruneitarsis are free-living plant dwellers commonly found on bushes and tall grass. [3]
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Tibellus bruneitarsis is known only from females. [3]
Tibellus bruneitarsis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. [3] The species is protected in the Polokwane Nature Reserve. [3]
The species was originally described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1952 from Umhlali in KwaZulu-Natal. [1] It was revised by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994. [3]
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