Vidole schreineri

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Hanover Vidole Hackled Band Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phyxelididae
Genus: Vidole
Species:
V. schreineri
Binomial name
Vidole schreineri
(Purcell, 1904) [1]
Synonyms
  • Auximus schreineriPurcell, 1904

Vidole schreineri is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Hanover Vidole hackled band spider. [3]

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Distribution

Vidole schreineri is distributed across two South African provinces, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape. [3] The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 444 to 1,513 m above sea level.

Habitat and ecology

This species inhabits the Grassland biome and drier regions. [3] Vidole schreineri is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in dark places. Label data suggests that it occurs in arid Karoo and Little Karoo vegetation. [3]

Description

Conservation

Vidole schreineri is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [3] It has a wide range and is protected in the Addo Elephant National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park. There are no significant threats to the species. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by William Frederick Purcell in 1904 as Auximus schreineri from Hanover in the Northern Cape. [1] It was later transferred to the genus Vidole and revised by Griswold in 1990, who removed it from synonymy with Vidole capensis . [3] Vidole schreineri is known from both sexes. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Purcell, W.F. (1904). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African spiders". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 15: 115–173.
  2. "Vidole schreineri (Purcell, 1904)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Phyxelididae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 34. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6813843 . Retrieved 24 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.