Trephopoda hanoveria is found only in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Notable locations include Prieska, Hanover (the type locality at Farm Eierfontein), and Hopetown. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 950 to 1,409 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller found in the Nama Karoo and Savannabiomes. It has also been collected from pistachio orchards, suggesting some tolerance for agricultural environments.[3]
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Conservation
Trephopoda hanoveria is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its relatively wide geographical range, despite being known only from females. The species is likely under-collected and requires more sampling to locate males.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Hanover, the town near which the type specimen was collected at Farm Eierfontein.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Tucker in 1923 from the type locality Eierfontein, near Hanover in the Northern Cape. It serves as the type species for the genus Trephopoda. The species has not been revised since the original description and is known only from females.[3]
1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 3 (T-X). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p.23. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197741.This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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