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Festucula robusta

Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Festucula robusta is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as robust grass jumping spider.[3]

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Distribution

Festucula robusta is found in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa[3]

Habitat and ecology

Festucula robusta inhabits Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 296 to 1114 m.[3]

The species was sampled from grasses.[3]

Description

Compared to other Festucula species, F. robusta is larger in body size.[3]

Conservation

Festucula robusta is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its small range. Only one other record from KwaZulu-Natal is known. The status of the species remains obscure and some more sampling is needed to determine its range.[3]

Taxonomy

Festucula robusta was described by Azarkina and Foord in 2014 from Kromdraai, Krugersdorp in Gauteng.[1]

References

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