Maypacius stuhlmanni
| Stuhlmann's Maypacius nursery-web spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Maypacius |
| Species: | M. stuhlmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Maypacius stuhlmanni | |
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Maypacius stuhlmanni is a spider species in the family Pisauridae.[2] The species is commonly known as Stuhlmann's Maypacius nursery-web spider.[3]
Distribution
Maypacius stuhlmanni has been recorded from Tanzania (including Zanzibar) and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, the species has been sampled from Limpopo.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species makes sheet webs in vegetation.[3] It has been sampled from the Savanna biome at 1310 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Maypacius stuhlmanni is listed as Least Concern. Although the species is presently known only from females, it has a wide geographical range. The species is protected in Polokwane Nature Reserve. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Etymology
This species is named after German naturalist Franz Stuhlmann (1863-1928).
Taxonomy
The species was originally described in 1895 from Tanzania and was revised by Blandin in 1975.[4] It is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ^ Bösenberg, W.; Lenz, H. (1895). "Ostafrikanische Spinnen gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann in den Jahren 1888 und 1889". Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten. 12 (2): 27–51.
- ^ a b "Maypacius stuhlmanni (Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 39. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Blandin, P. (1975). "Etudes sur les Pisauridae africaines III. Les espèces des genres Perenethis L. Koch, 1878 et Maypacius Simon, 1898 (Araneae - Pisauridae - Pisaurinae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 89 (2): 376–393.