Calommata meridionalis
Calommata meridionalis is a species of spider in the genus Calommata of the family Atypidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is commonly known as the Free State African purse-web spider.
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Description
Only the male of Calommata meridionalis is known. Like other members of the genus, it shows the characteristic features of Atypidae, including the reduced size of the first leg and the typical mygalomorph body plan.
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Range & habitat
Calommata meridionalis is known only from the Free State province of South Africa, where it has been recorded from three localities: Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve, the National Botanical Gardens in Bloemfontein, and Vaal Dam near Oranjeville.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
This species is a free-living burrow dweller found in the Grassland Biome. Males have been collected exclusively by pitfall traps during spring and early summer (September to early December) during the mating season. They are found in areas with dark clay and loamy-clay soils, usually near water bodies, and not from sites with sandy soils. The females and their purse-webs have yet to be discovered.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 654965.