Thanatus dorsilineatus
| Striped Legged Ground Running Spider | |
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| female | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Thanatus |
| Species: | T. dorsilineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thanatus dorsilineatus Jézéquel, 1964[1]
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Thanatus dorsilineatus is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is commonly known as the striped legged ground running spider.[3]
Etymology
The specific name means "marked with line(s) on the back".
Distribution
Thanatus dorsilineatus is known from Botswana, Ivory Coast, and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it is known from seven provinces and more than 10 protected areas, at altitudes of 1-1909 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
These are free-living plant dwellers sampled with sweep nets from the Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes. They have also been sampled from maize fields.[3]
Description
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female
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female
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female
Conservation
Thanatus dorsilineatus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in 11 protected areas such as Blouberg Nature Reserve, Mkambati Nature Reserve and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Jézéquel (1964) from the Ivory Coast. The African species have not been revised and the species is known from both sexes.[3]
References
- ^ Jézéquel, J.-F. (1964). "Araignées de la savane de Singrobo (Côte d'Ivoire). III. — Thomisidae". Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire. 26 (4): 1103–1143.
- ^ a b "Thanatus dorsilineatus Jézéquel, 1964". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Philodromidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 28. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6634009. Retrieved 21 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.