Zelotes kuncinyanus
| Zelotes kuncinyanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Zelotes |
| Species: | Z. kuncinyanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zelotes kuncinyanus FitzPatrick, 2007[1]
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Zelotes kuncinyanus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape.[3]
Distribution
Zelotes kuncinyanus is recorded only from the type locality at Sedgefield in the Western Cape, South Africa.[3] The species occurs at an altitude of 38 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Habitat and ecology
Zelotes kuncinyanus are free-running spiders found under stones during the day. The species has been sampled from the Fynbos biome.[3]
Conservation
Zelotes kuncinyanus is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species is based only on one female that was sampled in 1984. Too little is known about the location, range, and threats of this taxon for an assessment to be made. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the distribution range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by FitzPatrick in 2007 from Sedgefield in the Western Cape. The species is known only from the female.[3]
References
- ^ FitzPatrick, M.J. (2007). "A taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical species of Zelotes (Arachnida: Araneae: Gnaphosidae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 14 (3): 97–172. doi:10.13156/arac.2011.14.3.97.
- ^ "Zelotes kuncinyanus FitzPatrick, 2007". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 4 (Z). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 26–27. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197783. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.