Echinax similis
| Echinax similis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Echinax |
| Species: | E. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinax similis Haddad, 2012[1]
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Echinax similis is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[2] It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[3]
Distribution
Echinax similis is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is known only from the type locality at Ndumo Game Reserve at an altitude of 51 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Echinax similis was collected by canopy fogging from three broad-leaved tree species in seasonally inundated Ficus sycomorus forest in the Savanna biome.[3]
Description
Echinax similis is known from both sexes.[3] As a member of its genus, it is a small spider that resembles Copa and Copuetta in general body shape, with heavily spined legs and cryptic coloration that resembles wolf spiders.[3]
Conservation
Echinax similis is listed as Data Deficient due to its apparently restricted distribution.[3] The species may be undersampled and is expected to occur more widely.[3] Although the area is well sampled with standard methods, canopy fogging is still not commonly used and that may be the reason for its apparently restricted distribution.[3] More sampling is needed to determine the species' range.[3] There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Charles Haddad in 2012 from Ndumo Game Reserve.[1]
References
- ^ a b Haddad, C.R. (2012). "A revision of the spider genus Echinax Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (Araneae: Corinnidae) in the Afrotropical region". Zootaxa. 3450: 33–61. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3450.1.6.
- ^ "Echinax similis Haddad, 2012". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Haddad, C.R.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Corinnidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 36. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753. Retrieved 22 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.