Biology:Hortipes wimmertensi
| Wimmertens' basket-legged spider | |
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Critically Endangered (SANBI)
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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. wimmertensi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hortipes wimmertensi Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000[1]
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Hortipes wimmertensi is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Wimmertens' basket-legged spider.[3]
Distribution
Hortipes wimmertensi is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.[3] It has been recorded from Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve and Port Shepstone.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 66 to 410 m above sea level.[3] It is strongly associated with leaf litter in woodland and forest habitats, occurring in Eastern Valley Bushveld and the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt.[3]
Description
Hortipes wimmertensi is known from both sexes.[3]
Conservation
Hortipes wimmertensi is listed as Critically Rare by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its small restricted distribution range.[3] The species was last collected in 1961 and faces ongoing habitat decline due to infrastructure development, particularly urbanization in Port Shepstone.[3]
References
- ↑ Bosselaers, J.; Jocqué, R. (2000). "Hortipes, a huge genus of tiny Afrotropical spiders (Araneae, Liocranidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 256: 1-108. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)256<0004:HAHGOT>2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ "Hortipes wimmertensi Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/6978. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 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. 53. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753.
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Wikidata ☰ Q3288370 entry
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