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Port Elizabeth spitting spider
Scytodes elizabethae
Scytodes elizabethae is a species of spider in the family Scytodidae. It is commonly known as the Port Elizabeth spitting spider and is endemic to South Africa.
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Description
The palpal organ has a distal portion that is not straight but strongly sinuous. The carapace has three black stripes, with the median stripe reaching the highest point. The yellow lines that separate them are thin, and the lateral stripes are broad. The side of the carapace has a series of tiers. The abdomen has transverse bands and spots. Leg femora are infuscate.
Range & habitat
Scytodes elizabethae is recorded from four provinces in South Africa: the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga. Notable locations include Port Elizabeth, Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, and Sterkspruit Nature Reserve. The species is found at elevations ranging from 7 to 1,816 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Scytodes elizabethae are wandering spiders commonly collected from under stones and in dark places on the soil surface in the Grassland and Thicket 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 689303.