Biology:Heliocapensis claviger
| Four-Spotted Heliocapensis Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Heliocapensis |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/HeliocapensisH. claviger
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| Template:Taxonomy/HeliocapensisHeliocapensis claviger (Simon, 1901)[1]
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Heliocapensis claviger is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[1] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa and is commonly known as the four-spotted Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.[2]
Distribution
Heliocapensis claviger known from South Africa and Mozambique.[1]
In South Africa, the species is found in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Locations include Ndumo Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, Umhlali, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Robben Island, Table Mountain National Park, and coastal areas around Cape Town.[2]
Habitat and ecology
These are free living spiders moving around on vegetation. In KwaZulu Natal, several immature specimens were collected from Vachellia xanthophloea bark.[2]
The species was sampled from leaf litter and low growing foliage in the Fynbos, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 4 to 125 m.[2]
Description
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Conservation
Heliocapensis claviger is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range.[2] Known from a wide range with no known threats, the species is protected in more than six protected areas.[2]
Taxonomy
Both sexes were described by Simon in 1901.[3] Additional data was added by Wesołowska in 1986 and Wesołowska and Haddad in 2009.[4][5] The species was transferred to Heliocapensis by Wesołowska in 2024.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Heliocapensis deserticola (Simon, 1901)". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/29822. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 3 (He-Iran). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 27. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454.
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- ↑ Simon, E. (1901). "Etudes arachnologiques. 31e Mémoire. XLVIII. Etude sur les Heliophanus d'Afrique et de Madagascar". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 70 (1): 52–61. doi:10.1080/21686351.1901.12279316.
- ↑ Wesołowska, W. (1986). "A revision of the genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 40: 1–254.
- ↑ Wesołowska, W.; Haddad, C.R. (2009). "Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Ndumo Game Reserve, Maputaland, South Africa". African Invertebrates 50 (1): 13–103. doi:10.5733/afin.050.0102. Bibcode: 2009AfrIn..50...13W.
- ↑ Wesołowska, W. (2024). "Taxonomic notes on the genus Heliophanus C.L. Koch, 1833, with description of three additional genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini)". Zootaxa 5405 (1): 80–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.1.3. PMID 38480396.
External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q136323248 entry
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