Pseudomicrommata vittigera

Pseudomicrommata vittigera is a spider species in the family Sparassidae.^[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as the grass huntsman spider.^[3]

Grass huntsman spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Pseudomicrommata
Species:	P. vittigera
Binomial name
Pseudomicrommata vittigera (Simon, 1897)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Micrommata vittigera Simon, 1897 Micrommata ovambica Lawrence, 1927 Pseudomicrommata longipes Jäger & Kunz, 2005

Distribution

Pseudomicrommata vittigera is recorded from Namibia and South Africa.^[2]

In South Africa, the species is known from three provinces: North West, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. Notable locations include Mooi Nooi, Pafuri near Kruger National Park, Soutpansberg, and Loskop Dam Nature Reserve. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 219 to 1,346 m.^[3]

Habitat and ecology

Pseudomicrommata vittigera is a free-living grass dweller. The spiders are sampled from grass but also occur in bushes, small trees, and leaf litter in the Savanna Biome.^[3]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Conservation

Pseudomicrommata vittigera is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.^[3]

Taxonomy

Pseudomicrommata vittigera was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as Micrommata vittigera with the type locality given as "Transvaal". The species was revised by Moradmand in 2015, who described the male and removed the female from synonymy with P. longipes.^[2]