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Hamataliwa fronticornis
Hamataliwa fronticornis is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae. It is commonly known as the crowned lynx spider and is endemic to parts of southern Africa.
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Description
The species is currently known only from female specimens. Like other members of the genus Hamataliwa, it resembles Oxyopes species in colour and size but differs in having posterior median eyes wider from each other than from posterior lateral eyes and a face that slopes more gradually towards the clypeus.
Range & habitat
Hamataliwa fronticornis has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa. In South Africa, it occurs in four provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. The species has a wide geographical range, occurring at altitudes from 54 to 1,451 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Hamataliwa fronticornis is a free-living plant dweller commonly found on grasses. It inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes.
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 668241.