Hortipes luytenae
| Hortipes luytenae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Hortipes |
| Species: | H. luytenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hortipes luytenae Bosselaers & Ledoux, 1998[1]
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Hortipes luytenae is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3] It is the type species of the genus Hortipes.[2]
Distribution
Hortipes luytenae is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.[3] It is known only from the type locality at Ngome State Forest.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna biome at 1,044 m above sea level.[3] It is strongly associated with leaf litter in forest habitats, specifically Southern Mistbelt Forest.[3] The species appears to be quite common locally, with over 170 specimens collected from pitfall traps at the type locality.[3]
Description
Hortipes luytenae is known from both sexes.[3]
Conservation
Hortipes luytenae is listed as Data Deficient.[3] More sampling is needed to determine the species' range beyond the type locality.[3] The species is protected in a state forest and faces no known threats.[3]
References
- ^ Bosselaers, J.; Ledoux, J.-C. (1998). "Description of a new African genus, Hortipes (Araneae, Liocranidae)". Revue Arachnologique. 12: 147–152.
- ^ a b "Hortipes luytenae Bosselaers & Ledoux, 1998". 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. 48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.