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Helafricanus trepidus
Helafricanus trepidus is a species of spider in the family Salticidae. It is endemic to southern Africa and is commonly known as Namibia's Helafricanus sunny jumping spider.
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Range & habitat
Helafricanus trepidus is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, it is known from eight provinces.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Helafricanus trepidus was sampled from shrubs and trees from the Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 6 to 1,444 m. In Ndumo Game Reserve, it was collected from the bark of Vachellia xanthophloea. The species was also recorded from agroecosystems such as cotton and pistachio orchards.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1541345.