Camillina capensis
| Cape 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. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Camillina capensis Platnick & Murphy, 1987
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Camillina capensis is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Cape pearly-eyed ground spider.[2]
Distribution
Camillina capensis is endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in three provinces: Eastern Cape, Gauteng, and Western Cape.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller found at altitudes ranging from 56 to 1,333 m above sea level. It has been sampled from Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, and Thicket biomes.[2]
Description
C. capensis is known from both sexes.[2]
Conservation
Camillina capensis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range. The species is protected in Mountain Zebra National Park and Swartberg Nature Reserve.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Platnick & Murphy in 1987 from Pineapple Research Station, East London.[2]
References
- ^ "Camillina capensis Platnick & Murphy, 1987". 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. 47–48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197174. Retrieved 22 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.