Biology:Scytodes trifoliata
| Port Shepstone Spitting Spider | |
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LC (SANBI)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | Scytodes |
| Species: | S. trifoliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Scytodes trifoliata Lawrence, 1938[1]
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Scytodes trifoliata is a species of spider in the family Scytodidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Port Shepstone spitting spider.[3]
Distribution
Scytodes trifoliata is found in three South African provinces, KwaZulu-Natal (Port Shepstone), Eastern Cape, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 52 to 197 m above sea level. It is a wandering spider commonly collected from under stones and dark places on the soil surface.[3]
Description
Conservation
Scytodes trifoliata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although the species is known only from females, it has a wide geographical range. The species is protected in two protected areas Cwebe Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.[3]
Etymology
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Taxonomy
The species has not been revised and is known only from females.[3]
References
- ↑ Lawrence, R.F. (1938). "A collection of spiders from Natal and Zululand". Annals of the Natal Museum 8: 471. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.8135.
- ↑ "Scytodes trifoliata Lawrence, 1938". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33794. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Booysen, R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Scytodidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157802.
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Wikidata ☰ Q2219036 entry
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