Tibellus hollidayi
| Pietermaritzburg Grass Running Spider | |
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| female | |
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Tibellus |
| Species: | T. hollidayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tibellus hollidayi Lawrence, 1952[1]
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Tibellus hollidayi is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the Pietermaritzburg grass running spider.[3]
Distribution
Tibellus hollidayi is an African spider known from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, the species is known from eight provinces including more than ten protected areas.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes, occurring at altitudes ranging from 47 to 1,919 m above sea level.[3] Tibellus hollidayi are free-living plant dwellers commonly found on bushes and tall grass.[3]
Description
Conservation
Tibellus hollidayi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] The species is protected in more than ten protected areas and there are no obvious threats.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1952 from Pietermaritzburg 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 hollidayi Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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. pp. 42–43. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6634009. Retrieved 23 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.