Camillina biplagia
| Pearly-Eyed Ground Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Camillina |
| Species: | C. biplagia
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| Binomial name | |
| Camillina biplagia Tucker, 1923
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Camillina biplagia is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the pearly-eyed ground spider.[2]
Distribution
Camillina biplagia is endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in five provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller found at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1,205 m above sea level. It has been sampled from Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo, and Thicket biomes.[2]
Description
C. biplagia is known from both sexes.[2]
Conservation
Camillina biplagia is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution range. The species is protected in four protected areas: Mountain Zebra National Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, and Table Mountain National Park.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Tucker in 1923 from Great Winterhoek Mountains. It was revised by Platnick & Murphy in 1987.[2]
References
- ^ "Camillina biplagia Tucker, 1923". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. part 1 (A-D). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 46–47. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197174. Retrieved 22 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.