| African 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. vossioni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus vossioni Simon, 1884 [1] | |
Tibellus vossioni is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae. [2] It is found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and is commonly known as the African grass running spider. [3]
Tibellus vossioni is known from Saudi Arabia and several African countries, namely Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Sudan, and South Africa. [3] In South Africa, the species is known from two provinces and is protected in the Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve. [3]
The species inhabits Fynbos and Savanna biomes. [3] Tibellus vossioni are free-living plant dwellers found on bushes and tall grass. [3]
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Tibellus vossioni is known only from males. [3]
Tibellus vossioni is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range, but the species is under-sampled in South Africa. [3] There are no obvious threats and no conservation actions are recommended. [3]
The species is named after collector M. Vossion. [1]
The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1884 from Sudan. [1] It was revised by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994. [3]
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