| Lyra Vidole Hackled Band Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phyxelididae |
| Genus: | Vidole |
| Species: | V. lyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Vidole lyra | |
Vidole lyra is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the lyra Vidole hackled band spider. [3]
Vidole lyra is distributed across two South African provinces, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. [3] The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 16 to 1,522 m above sea level.
This species inhabits the Grassland, Savanna, Thicket, and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes. [3] Vidole lyra is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in damp and dark places. [3]
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Vidole lyra is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [3] Although known from only one sex, the species has a wide geographical range and is protected in Kloofendal Nature Reserve and Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve in Gauteng. There are no significant threats to the species. [3]
The species was described by Griswold in 1990 from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. [1] Vidole lyra is known only from the female. [3]
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