Cyrba dotata
| Table Mountain Cyrba Jumping Spider | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Cyrba |
| Species: | C. dotata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrba dotata Peckham & Peckham, 1903[1]
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Cyrba dotata is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Table Mountain Cyrba jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Cyrba dotata is found only in South Africa.[2] The species is known from several localities around Cape Town in the Western Cape Province.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit | edit source]C. dotata is a ground dweller that has been sampled from the Fynbos Biome at altitudes ranging from 7 to 373 m. It was also sampled from vineyards at Rawsonville.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit | edit source]Cyrba dotata is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species' range. Able to survive in agroecosystems therefore not significantly threatened. Protected in the Table Mountain National Park and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.[3]
References
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