Biology:Heliocapensis maluti
| Maluti Heliocapensis Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/HeliocapensisH. maluti
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| Template:Taxonomy/HeliocapensisHeliocapensis maluti (Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014)[1]
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Heliocapensis maluti is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] The species is found in Lesotho and South Africa and is commonly known as the Maluti Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Heliocapensis maluti is widespread in central and southern Lesotho and has also been recently recorded from South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is known from the Northern Cape at Namaqua National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a ground dweller that has been collected from under rocks.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Heliocapensis maluti is listed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution range.[3] There are no threats to the species, and it is protected in Namaqua National Park.[3]
Taxonomy
The species is known from both sexes and was described from Lesotho in 2014.[1] The species was recently recorded for the first time from South Africa.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wesołowska, W.; Haddad, C.R. (2014). "An overview of the jumping spiders of Lesotho (Araneae: Salticidae), with descriptions of six new species". African Invertebrates 55 (2): 229–268. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7680935.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Heliocapensis maluti (Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/53633. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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. 33. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454.
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- ↑ Haddad, C.R.; Wesołowska, W. (2024). "On some new and poorly-known Chrysillini from arid western South Africa (Araneae, Salticidae)". African Invertebrates 65 (2): 127–159. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.65.136083. Bibcode: 2024AfrIn..65..127H.
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