Tidarren ubickorum
| Tidarren ubickorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Tidarren |
| Species: | T. ubickorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tidarren ubickorum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006[1]
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Tidarren ubickorum is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[2]
Distribution
Tidarren ubickorum is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[1] In South Africa it is known from Mpumalanga at Songimvelo Nature Reserve.[2]
Habitat and ecology
In South Africa, it has been sampled from vegetation in the Grassland biome and also from suburban gardens at 1109 m altitude.[2]
Description
Tidarren ubickorum is the only Tidarren species from mainland Africa hitherto known which has a rounded abdomen. Its epigynal protuberance is slender in side view and rather small. The male is unknown.[3]
Conservation
Tidarren ubickorum is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The species is known from only one locality in South Africa with a very small range. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species range.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after US arachnologist Darrell Ubick.
Taxonomy
Tidarren ubickorum was described by Knoflach & Van Harten in 2006 from Songimvelo Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga. The species is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Tidarren ubickorum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 2 [R-T]. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 46. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515998. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ a b Knoflach, B.; Van Harten, A. (2006). "The one-palped spider genera Tidarren and Echinotheridion in the Old World (Araneae, Theridiidae), with comparative remarks on Tidarren from America". Journal of Natural History. 40 (25–26): 1483–1616. doi:10.1080/00222930600940993.