Biology:Icius jacksoni
| Jackson's Icius 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: | Icius |
| Species: | I. jacksoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Icius jacksoni Haddad & Wesołowska, 2024[1]
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Icius jacksoni is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Jackson's Icius jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Icius jacksoni is known only from South Africa.[2] The species has been recorded from the Northern Cape, specifically from Richtersveld National Park at Sendelingsdrift camp. It occurs at an altitude of approximately 912 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This species is a ground-dwelling spider.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Icius jacksoni is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The status of the species remains obscure. More sampling is needed to collect the female.[3]
Taxonomy
Icius jacksoni was described by Haddad and Wesołowska in 2024.[1] The species is known only from the male.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haddad, C.R.; Wesołowska, W. (2024). "On some new and poorly-known Chrysillini from arid western South Africa (Araneae, Salticidae)". African Invertebrates 65 (2): 127–159. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.65.136083. Bibcode: 2024AfrIn..65..127H.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Icius jacksoni Haddad & Wesołowska, 2024". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/64265. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ 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. 67. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454.
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