Copa kei
| Kei ground lycosiform sac spider | |
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| File:Copa kei female - ZooKeys-276-001-g001-5.jpeg | |
| Female | |
| File:Copa kei male - ZooKeys-276-001-g001-6.jpeg | |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Copa |
| Species: | C. kei
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| Binomial name | |
| Copa kei Haddad, 2013
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| File:Map of South Africa with distribution of Copa flavoplumosa and Copa kei - ZooKeys-276-001-g014.jpeg | |
| Cope kei shown as yellow triangles. Copa flavoplumosa shown as black circles. | |
Copa kei is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.[1] The species is endemic to eastern South Africa. The species epithet is named after Kei Mouth.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Copa kei is endemic to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa.[4]
Notable locations include Dwesa Nature Reserve, Cwebe Nature Reserve, Hogsback, Kei Mouth, and Karkloof Nature Reserve.[4]
Habitat and ecology
[edit | edit source]Copa kei is a free-living ground-dweller mainly found in the leaf litter layer of Afromontane and coastal forests, where it has been recorded at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1,505 m above sea level.[4]
The species inhabits Forest, Savanna, and Thicket biomes.[4]
Description
[edit | edit source]Copa kei is known from both sexes.[4] Like other members of its genus, it is a medium-sized spider that closely resembles wolf spiders (Lycosidae) in general appearance and is well camouflaged.[4]
Conservation
[edit | edit source]Copa kei is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[4] Although threatened by habitat loss for urbanization and agricultural activities in parts of its range, it is well protected in several areas.[4] The species is recorded from three protected areas.[4]
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