Biology:Hortipes hyakutake
| Hortipes hyakutake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Hortipes |
| Species: | H. hyakutake
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| Binomial name | |
| Hortipes hyakutake Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000[1]
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Hortipes hyakutake is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Comet Hyakutake, which passed Earth in 1996.[1]
Distribution
Hortipes hyakutake is endemic to the Eastern Cape province in South Africa.[3] It is known only from the type locality at Ingogo Forest Reserve near Msikaba.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome at an altitude of 244 m above sea level.[3] It is strongly associated with leaf litter in woodland habitats.[3][1]
Description
Hortipes hyakutake is known only from males.[3] Its general colouration is yellow, with no patterns on its abdomen.[1] Its total length is 1.9 mm, with a carapace length of 0.9 mm and a width of 0.8 mm.[1]
Conservation
Hortipes hyakutake is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons.[3] More sampling is needed to collect females and determine the species' range.[3] The species is threatened by habitat loss for farming activities and infrastructure development.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bosselaers, Jan; Jocqué, Rudy (1 October 2000). "Hortipes, A Huge Genus of Tiny Afrotropical Spiders (Araneae, Licoranidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 256: 4. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)256<0004:HAHGOT>2.0.CO;2. https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history/volume-2000/issue-256/0003-0090_2000_256_0004_HAHGOT_2.0.CO_2/HORTIPES-A-HUGE-GENUS-OF-TINY-AFROTROPICAL-SPIDERS-ARANEAE-LIOCRANIDAE/10.1206/0003-0090(2000)256%3C0004:HAHGOT%3E2.0.CO;2.full. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hortipes hyakutake Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/6945. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Haddad, C.R.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Corinnidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 45. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753.
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