Menneus_dromedarius

<i>Menneus dromedarius</i>

Menneus dromedarius

Species of spider endemic to South Africa and Madagascar

Menneus dromedarius, also known as the dromedarus net-casting spider, is a species of net-casting spider in the family Deinopidae. It is endemic to the afrotropical regions of South Africa and Madagascar.[1][2]

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Distribution

M. dromedarius is found in four provinces in South Africa, in fynbos, forest, grassland and Albany thicket biomes.[2] Specimens were found in Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, oNgoye Forest in KZN, Barberton in Mpumalanga, the Diepwalle Forest in the Garden Route National Park, and in Kleinmond in the Western Cape.[2]

In Madagascar, it was found in Berenty Reserve.[1]: 17 

References

  1. [1]
    Coddington, Jonathan A.; Kuntner, Matjaz; Opell, Brent D. (2012). "Systematics of the Spider Family Deinopidae with a Revision of the Genus Menneus". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (636): 1–61. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.636.1.
  2. [2]
    A.S, Dippenaar-Schoeman; C.R, Haddad; S.H, Foord; L.N, Lotz (2020-09-29). "South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide: The Deinopidae of South Africa Version 1: 1-16 (2020)". South African National Survey of Arachnida. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6326965.


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