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Ctenus transvaalensis
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ctenus transvaalensis is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Transvaal tropical wolf spider.[3]
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Distribution
Ctenus transvaalensis is found only in South Africa across the provinces Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3] The species has been recorded from six protected areas including Kruger National Park and Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a ground dweller living in burrows without trapdoors in the Savanna and Grassland biomes, at altitudes ranging from 256 to 1,516 m above sea level.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Ctenus transvaalensis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical distribution. The species is protected in six protected areas including Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, and Blouberg Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Pierre Benoit in 1981 from a male collected at Woodbush in Limpopo.[1] This is possibly the male of Ctenus gulosus Arts, 1912.[3]
References
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