Vidole sothoana

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Common 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. sothoana
Binomial name
Vidole sothoana
Griswold, 1990 [1]

Vidole sothoana is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae. [2] It occurs in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini and is commonly known as the common Vidole hackled band spider. [3]

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Distribution

Vidole sothoana is distributed across six South African provinces, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape, and also occurs in Lesotho and Eswatini. [3] The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 500 to 2,826 m above sea level.

Habitat and ecology

This species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes. [3] Vidole sothoana is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in dark places. The species occurs in open vegetation, including grasslands and savanna, and has been found in cultivated fields such as maize and cotton. [3]

Description

Vidole sothoana is known from both sexes. [3]

Conservation

Vidole sothoana is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [3] The species is sampled from six provinces and occurs in more than 10 protected areas. Due to its wide geographical range, there are no significant threats to the species. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was described by Griswold in 1990 from Kroondal in North West. [1] Vidole sothoana is known from both sexes. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Griswold, C.E. (1990). "A revision and phylogenetic analysis of the spider subfamily Phyxelidinae (Araneae, Amaurobiidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 196: 1–206.
  2. "Vidole sothoana Griswold, 1990". 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. pp. 35–36. 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.