Biology:Heliophanus gramineus
| Mottled Heliophanus Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Heliophanus |
| Species: | H. gramineus
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| Heliophanus gramineus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013[1]
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Heliophanus gramineus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the mottled Heliophanus sunny jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Heliophanus gramineus is found only in South Africa,[2] where it has been sampled from Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
All known specimens were collected by beating vegetation, litter sifting and hand collecting, especially at the bases of grasses. The species has been sampled from the Grassland, Savanna and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 120 to 1498 m.[3]
Description
This species is distinctively coloured, with the abdomen being creamy-grey with transverse brown spots.[3]
Conservation
Heliophanus gramineus is listed as of Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. There are no known threats to the species. It is protected in five protected areas in South Africa.[3]
Taxonomy
The female of Heliophanus gramineus was described by Wesołowska and Haddad in 2013 from Hogsback in Eastern Cape.[1] The male was described by the same authors in 2018.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wesołowska, W.; Haddad, C. R. (2013). "New data on the jumping spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)". African Invertebrates 54 (1): 177–240. doi:10.5733/afin.054.0111.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Spider Catalog (2017). "Heliophanus gramineus Wesolowska & Haddad, 2013". Natural History Museum. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/29843.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Walt, V. van der; 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. 38. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454.
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- ↑ Wesołowska, W.; Haddad, C.R. (2018). "Further additions to the jumping spider fauna of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 68 (4): 879-908. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2018.68.4.011.
External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q27504675 entry
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