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Theuma elucubata
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theuma elucubrata is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is a South African endemic commonly known as the Gauteng Theuma long spinnered ground spider.[3]
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Distribution
Theuma elucubrata is known only from South Africa, where it is recorded from Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and North West.[3]
Notable locations include Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Luvhondo Nature Reserve, and Pilanesberg Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Theuma elucubrata is a free-running ground dweller found in Grassland and Savanna biomes.[3] The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 1,171 to 1,758 m above sea level.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Theuma elucubrata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range and there are no significant threats. It is protected in Ruimsig Butterfly Reserve, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Luvhondo Nature Reserve, and Pilanesberg Nature Reserve.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Tucker in 1923 from Florida in Gauteng.[1] It has not been revised and is known only from the female sex, though the male was collected but remains undescribed.[3]
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