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Runcinia erythrina
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Runcinia erythrina is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[1] It is commonly known as the round-head Runcinia grass crab spider and occurs in several African countries.[2]
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Distribution
Runcinia erythrina is known from Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[1]
In South Africa, the species has been recorded from all provinces except Northern Cape.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Runcinia erythrina are free-living on plants and commonly found on grass.[2]
The species has been sampled from all floral biomes except the Desert and Succulent Karoo biomes, at altitudes ranging from 6 to 2,785 m. It has also been sampled from the crop kenaf.[2]
Males have been found in December and females from October to May.[3]
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Conservation
Runcinia erythrina is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in more than eighteen protected areas throughout South Africa.[2]
Taxonomy
Runcinia erythrina was described by Jézéquel in 1964 from the Ivory Coast.[4] The species was revised by Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1980 and 1983 and is known from both sexes.[3][5]
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