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Round Head Runcinia Grass Crab Spider
Runcinia erythrina
Runcinia erythrina is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae. It is commonly known as the round-head Runcinia grass crab spider and occurs in several African countries.
From the article Runcinia erythrina on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Runcinia erythrina is known from Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species has been recorded from all provinces except Northern Cape.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Runcinia erythrina are free-living on plants and commonly found on grass. The species has been sampled from all floral biomes except the Desert and Succulent Karoo biomes, at altitudes ranging from 6 to 2,785 m. It has also been sampled from the crop kenaf. Males have been found in December and females from October to May.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Runcinia erythrina in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 688005.