Peucetia lucasi
| Madagascar Green Lynx Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Peucetia |
| Species: | P. lucasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Peucetia lucasi (Vinson, 1863)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Peucetia lucasi is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is found across multiple African countries and islands and is commonly known as the Madagascar green lynx spider.[3]
Distribution
Peucetia lucasi occurs in Botswana, South Africa, Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar.[2] In South Africa, the species is known only from Limpopo province, specifically from Welgevonden Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes around 1,435 m above sea level.[3]
Peucetia lucasi is a free-living plant dweller that occurs on vegetation.[3]
Description
Conservation
Peucetia lucasi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range across multiple African countries. The species is protected in Welgevonden Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Auguste Vinson in 1863 from Madagascar under the name Sphasus lucasii.[1] A revision of the Afrotropical species of Peucetia was conducted by van Niekerk and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994.[3]
References
- ^ a b Vinson, A. (1863). Aranéides des îles de La Réunion, Maurice et Madagascar. Paris: Librairie Classique Eugène Belin. pp. 337 pp. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.125517.
- ^ a b "Peucetia lucasi (Vinson, 1863)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Oxyopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 46. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6450695. Retrieved 21 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.