Tibellus bruneitarsis
| Umhahli Grass Running Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Tibellus |
| Species: | T. bruneitarsis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus bruneitarsis Lawrence, 1952[1]
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Tibellus bruneitarsis is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the Umhahli grass running spider.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Umhlali, a town in KwaZulu-Natal where the species was first collected.[3]
Distribution
Tibellus bruneitarsis is a southern African species known from Zimbabwe and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, it occurs in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces and is protected in the Polokwane Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes, occurring at altitudes ranging from 18 to 1,310 m above sea level.[3] Tibellus bruneitarsis are free-living plant dwellers commonly found on bushes and tall grass.[3]
Description
Tibellus bruneitarsis is known only from females.[3]
Conservation
Tibellus bruneitarsis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] The species is protected in the Polokwane Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1952 from Umhlali in KwaZulu-Natal.[1] It was revised by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994.[3]
References
- ^ a b Lawrence, R.F. (1952). "New spiders from the eastern half of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum. 12: 183–226.
- ^ "Tibellus bruneitarsis Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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. 37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6634009. Retrieved 23 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.