Biology:Ibala bulawayensis
| Zimbabwean Spotted Ibala Flat-bellied Ground Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Ibala |
| Species: | I. bulawayensis
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| Ibala bulawayensis (Tucker, 1923)[1]
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Ibala bulawayensis is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is a southern African endemic species commonly known as the Zimbabwean spotted Ibala flat-bellied ground spider.[3]
Distribution
Ibala bulawayensis is distributed across Zimbabwe and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, it is recorded from the two provinces Limpopo and Northern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from the Savanna biome, at altitudes ranging from 1,190 to 1,341 m above sea level.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Ibala bulawayensis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range in southern Africa.[3] It is protected in Benfontein Game Reserve and Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Tucker in 1923 from Zimbabwe as Setaphis bulawayensis.[1] It was revised by Fitzpatrick (2009).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tucker, R.W.E. (1923). "The Drassidae of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum 19 (2): 324.
- ↑ "Ibala bulawayensis (Tucker, 1923)". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/11490. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-S). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 17. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197672.
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External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q27502428 entry
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