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Ibala bilinearis
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ibala bilinearis is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is a southern African endemic species commonly known as the spotted Ibala flat-bellied ground spider.[3]
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Distribution
Ibala bilinearis is distributed across Botswana, Mozambique, and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, it is recorded from five provinces, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, and Western Cape, at altitudes ranging from 241 to 1,523 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from Nama Karoo, Savanna, and Thicket biomes as well as in agro-ecosystems including cotton fields and pistachio orchards.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Ibala bilinearis is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide range.[3] It is protected in more than 10 protected areas.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Tucker in 1923 from Hanover in the Northern Cape as Setaphis bilinearis.[1] It was revised by Fitzpatrick (2009).[3]
References
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