Biology:Heliocapensis redimitus
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/HeliocapensisH. redimitus
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| Template:Taxonomy/HeliocapensisHeliocapensis redimitus (Simon, 1910)[1]
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Heliocapensis redimitus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa's Northern Cape and is commonly known as the Kamaggas Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider[2].
Distribution
Heliocapensis redimitus is known from only the female, and the type locality is Kamaggas in the Northern Cape.[2] The species has also been recorded from Goegap Nature Reserve.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free living plant-dweller that has been sampled from the Succulent Karoo Biome at 230 m[2].
Description
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Conservation
Heliocapensis redimitus is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons.[2] The status of the species remains obscure, and some more sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine its range.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was revised by Wesołowska in 1986[3] and transferred to Heliocapensis by Wesołowska in 2024.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Heliocapensis redimitus (Simon, 1910)". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/29906. 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. 33. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454.
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- ↑ Wesołowska, W. (1986). "A revision of the genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 40: 1-254.
- ↑ 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.
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