Uloborus planipedius

Last updated

Uloborus planipedius
Uloborus planipedius 350915303 (cropped).jpg
juvenile
Uloborus planipedius 350915303.jpg
juvenile
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae
Genus: Uloborus
Species:
U. planipedius
Binomial name
Uloborus planipedius
Simon, 1897 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Uloborus planipedellus Strand, 1907

Uloborus planipedius is a species of spider in the family Uloboridae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa. [3]

Contents

Distribution

Uloborus planipedius is found only in South Africa, [2] where it has been recorded from the provinces Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Western Cape. [3]

Notable localities include Mountain Zebra National Park, Addo Elephant National Park, Port Elizabeth, Ndumo Game Reserve, Kruger National Park, Limpopo Valley Nature Reserve, and Karoo National Park. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Uloborus planipedius is an orb-web spider making webs with cribellate silk in vegetation in the Forest, Grassland, Nama Karoo and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1513 m. [3]

Description

Conservation

Uloborus planipedius is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in several areas including Addo Elephant National Park, Karoo National Park, Mountain Zebra National Park, Ndumo Game Reserve and Kruger National Park. [3]

Taxonomy

Uloborus planipedius was described by Eugène Simon in 1897 from Port Elizabeth. The species has not been revised and is known only from females, which have not been illustrated. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Simon, E. (1897). "Arachnides recueillis par M. Arnold Penther dans l'Afrique australe". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 21 (9): 220–223.
  2. 1 2 3 "Uloborus planipedius Simon, 1897". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Uloboridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 18. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162209. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.