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Mystaria occidentalis
Mystaria occidentalis is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae. It is endemic to Africa and is commonly known as Guinea's beetle crab spider.
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Range & habitat
Mystaria occidentalis is found in Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is known from two provinces. Notable locations include Kei River Mouth, Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, Mtunzini and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Mystaria occidentalis is sampled from sweeping and beating vegetation in coastal beach forest, gallery forests, marshy areas near lakes and mountainous areas. The species has been collected from Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 6 to 601 m. Adults were collected over a year period from July to April, while juveniles were collected from March to June.
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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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 810787.