Habrocestum flavimanum
| Cape Habrocestum Jumping Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Habrocestum |
| Species: | H. flavimanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Habrocestum flavimanum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Habrocestum flavimanum is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Cape Habrocestum jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Habrocestum flavimanum is found only in South Africa,[2] where is known only from the type locality, "Bonae Spei" (Cape of Good Hope), referring to the southwestern parts of the Western Cape, with no exact locality specified.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Likely sampled from the Fynbos biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Habrocestum flavimanum is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The type locality is unknown and the status of the species remains obscure, as it has never been redescribed or collected again.[3]
Etymology
The specific name is Latin for "yellow hand".
Taxonomy
Habrocestum flavimanum was described in 1901 from "Bona Spei" (Cape of Good Hope) and is known only from the male.[1]
References
- ^ a b Simon, E. (1901). "Etudes arachnologiques. 31e Mémoire. L. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 70 (1): 66–76. doi:10.1080/21686351.1901.12279318.
- ^ a b c "Habrocestum flavimanum Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-Ha). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 51. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15266589. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.