Heliocapensis peckhami
| Peckham's Heliocapensis Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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| female | |
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Heliocapensis |
| Species: | H. peckhami
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliocapensis peckhami | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Heliocapensis peckhami is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape and is commonly known as Peckham's Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
Heliocapensis peckhami is sampled from different localities in the Western Cape including Bergvliet, Camps Bay, Cape Town, Clanwilliam, and Table Mountain National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free living plant dweller that has been sampled from the Fynbos Biome at altitudes ranging from 7 to 78 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Heliocapensis peckhami is listed as Data Deficient due to the species having a small restricted distribution range. Some more sampling is needed to determine its range. The species is presently protected in Table Mountain National Park.[3]
Etymology
This species is named after George and Elizabeth Peckham.
Taxonomy
Simon described the male in 1902 and Wesołowska described the female in 1986.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b Simon, E. (1902). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 46: 24–56, 363–406.
- ^ a b "Heliocapensis peckhami (Simon, 1902)". 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 3 (He-Iran). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 33. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Wesołowska, W. (1986). "A revision of the genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 40: 1–254.