Scytodes lawrencei
| Lawrence's Spitting Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | Scytodes |
| Species: | S. lawrencei
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| Binomial name | |
| Scytodes lawrencei | |
Scytodes lawrencei is a species of spider in the family Scytodidae.[2] It is commonly known as Lawrence's spitting spider and is found in East and Central Africa and South Africa.[3]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Scytodes lawrencei is known from several African countries. In South Africa, it is under-sampled and known only from the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces. The species is found at elevations ranging from 19 to 574 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit | edit source]Scytodes lawrencei are wandering spiders commonly collected from under stones and in dark places on the soil surface. The species has been sampled from the Savanna biome.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit | edit source]Scytodes lawrencei is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range in Africa. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The species is named after R. F. Lawrence.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The species has not been revised and is known from both sexes, which have been illustrated.[3]
References
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