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Hypsosinga holzapfelae
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hypsosinga holzapfelae is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is commonly known as the spotted Araneus hairy field spider.[3] The species found from Kenya to South Africa.
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Distribution
Hypsosinga holzapfelae is known from Mozambique, Kenya and South Africa.[3] The species is possibly under-collected and is suspected to occur in countries in between. In South Africa, the species occurs in five provinces across a large geographical range at altitudes from 78 to 1,556 m above sea level.[3]
The South African distribution includes Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West provinces. Notable localities include Ezemvelo Nature Reserve, Faerie Glenn Nature Reserve, Empangeni, Tembe Elephant Park, Blouberg Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, and Rustenburg Nature Reserve.[3]
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Habitat and ecology
Hypsosinga holzapfelae are orb-web spiders that construct their webs in vegetation. The species has been sampled from the Savanna and Thicket biomes. It has also been recorded from macadamia and avocado orchards, and tomatoes.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Hypsosinga holzapfelae is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] The species has been sampled from 11 protected areas including Tembe Elephant park, Blouberg, Makelali Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park. No conservation actions are recommended.[3]
Etymology
Swiss arachnologist Roger de Lessert named this species after Monika Holzapfel-Meyer, a Swiss biologist active in the 1930s and 1940s.[2]
Taxonomy
The species has not been revised and is known from both sexes.[3]
References
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