| Cobus's 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. cobusi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus cobusi Van den Berg & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 [1] | |
Tibellus cobusi is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae. [2] It is found in parts of Africa and is commonly known as Cobus's grass running spider. [3]
Tibellus cobusi is an African species known from Mozambique, Somalia, and South Africa. [3] In South Africa, the species is known only from Limpopo province. [3]
The species inhabits the Savanna biome, occurring at altitudes ranging from 894 to 1,261 m above sea level. [3] Tibellus cobusi are free-living plant dwellers commonly found on bushes and tall grass. [3]
Tibellus cobusi is known only from males.. [3]
Tibellus cobusi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. [3] The species is protected in the Blouberg Nature Reserve and Malebogo Nature Reserve. [3]
The species was described by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994 from Potgietersrus (now Mokopane) in Limpopo. [1]
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