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Runcinia johnstoni
Runcinia johnstoni is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae. It is commonly known as the tailed Runcinia grass crab spider and has a wide distribution throughout Africa.
From the article Runcinia johnstoni on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Runcinia johnstoni is known from Senegal, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species has been recorded from seven provinces.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Runcinia johnstoni are free-living on plants in Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes, at altitudes ranging from 178 to 1,842 m.
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
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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 688006.