Nomisia tubula
| Spotted Nomisia Ground Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Nomisia |
| Species: | N. tubula
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| Binomial name | |
| Nomisia tubula | |
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Nomisia tubula is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It occurs in southern Africa and is commonly known as the spotted Nomisia ground spider.[3]
Distribution
Nomisia tubula has a wide distribution across southern Africa, occurring in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. In South Africa, it is found in four provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and North West, at altitudes ranging from 250 to 1,246 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller found in Grassland and Savanna biomes.[3]
Description
Conservation
Nomisia tubula is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographic range across southern Africa. The species is protected in several protected areas including Amanzi Private Game Reserve, Ophathe Game Reserve, Ndumo Game Reserve, Blouberg Nature Reserve, and Maremani Game Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Tucker in 1923 as Callilepis tubulus from Namibia. It was later transferred to the genus Nomisia by Lessert in 1933. It has not been revised since and is known only from the male.[3]
References
- ^ Tucker, R. W. E. (1923). "The Drassidae of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 19 (2): 251–437.
- ^ "Nomisia tubula (Tucker, 1923)". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-S). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197672. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.