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Harmochirus luculentus
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harmochirus luculentus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is found across multiple countries in Africa and is commonly known as the Tanzanian Harmochirus jumping spider.[3]
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Distribution
Harmochirus luculentus has been recorded from Botswana, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.[2]
In South Africa, the species is known from Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, and Western Cape.[3] Notable locations include Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Hluhluwe Nature Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, and Tembe Elephant Park.[3]
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Habitat and ecology
The species is found on flowers, buds and leaves, especially their tips, and is occasionally found on walls and bark and once on the ground.[3] The spiders run with legs I forward and the abdomen moves up and down constantly.[3] Adults are present from August to February during the hot dry and hot wet seasons.[3] The species is sampled from the Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 10 to 1602 m.[3]
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Description
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Conservation
Harmochirus luculentus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] The species is protected in several protected areas with no known threats.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was redescribed by Logunov in 2001.[4] Both sexes are known.[3]
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