Holcolaetis vellerea
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Holcolaetis |
| Species: | H. vellerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Holcolaetis vellerea | |
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Holcolaetis vellerea is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found in several African countries as well as Yemen.[3]
Distribution
Holcolaetis vellerea is found in Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (São Tomé), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, and Yemen.[2]
Within South Africa, it is known from Limpopo and Gauteng.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Specimens are known from different habitats and have been sighted on tree trunks and walls, where they live among loose bricks or rubble.[3] The species has been sampled from the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 1119 to 1412 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Holcolaetis vellerea is listed as of Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. There are no known threats to the species. In South Africa, it is protected at the Acacia Lodge Game Reserve and Pretoria National Botanical Garden.[3]
Taxonomy
Holcolaetis vellerea was described by Simon in 1909 from São Tomé.[1] The species was redescribed by Wesołowska and Cumming in 2008.[4]
References
- ^ a b Simon, E. (1909). "Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 2e partie". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 44: 335–449.
- ^ a b "Holcolaetis vellerea". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Walt, V. van der; 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. 47. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Wesołowska, W.; Cumming, M.S. (2008). "Taxonomy and natural history of a species rich assemblage of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae); a long-term study of a suburban site in Zimbabwe". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 58: 167–230.