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Cispius variegatus
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cispius variegatus is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa, and is commonly known as the variegated Cispius nursery-web spider.[3]
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Distribution
Cispius variegatus has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, it has been sampled from three provinces at altitudes ranging from 5 to 1498 m.[3]
South African localities include Coffee Bay and Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape, Irene in Gauteng, multiple sites in KwaZulu-Natal including iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park, and Hoedspruit in Limpopo.[3]
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Habitat and ecology
The species constructs a funnel-like web in short shrubs and bushes close to the ground or in trees. They are active at night.[3]
The species has been sampled from the Forest, Savanna and Thicket biomes.[3]
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Conservation
Cispius variegatus is listed as Least Concern. Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. The species is protected in Addo Elephant National Park, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Eugène Simon in 1898 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It is the type species of the genus Cispius.[2] The species is known only from the female and has been revised by Blandin (1978) and Sierwald (1997).[3]
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