Hortipes hyakutake
| Hortipes hyakutake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Hortipes |
| Species: | H. hyakutake
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| Binomial name | |
| Hortipes hyakutake Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000[1]
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Hortipes hyakutake is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Comet Hyakutake, which passed Earth in 1996.
Distribution
Hortipes hyakutake is endemic to the Eastern Cape province in South Africa.[3] It is known only from the type locality at Ingogo Forest Reserve near Msikaba.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome at an altitude of 244 m above sea level.[3] It is strongly associated with leaf litter in woodland habitats.[3]
Description
Hortipes hyakutake is known only from males.[3]
Conservation
Hortipes hyakutake is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons.[3] More sampling is needed to collect females and determine the species' range.[3] The species is threatened by habitat loss for farming activities and infrastructure development.[3]
References
- ^ Bosselaers, J.; Jocqué, R. (2000). "Hortipes, a huge genus of tiny Afrotropical spiders (Araneae, Liocranidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 256: 1–108. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)256<0004:HAHGOT>2.0.CO;2.
- ^ "Hortipes hyakutake Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. 45. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.