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Tuft Head Lynx Spider
Hamataliwa rostrifrons
Hamataliwa rostrifrons is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae. It is commonly known as the tuft head lynx spider and is endemic to southern Africa.
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Description
The species is currently known only from females. Like other members of the genus Hamataliwa, it resembles Oxyopes species in color and size but can be distinguished by its eye arrangement and facial structure.
Range & habitat
Hamataliwa rostrifrons occurs in Namibia and South Africa. In South Africa, it is recorded from four provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and North West. The species has a wide geographical range, occurring at altitudes from 16 to 1,556 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Hamataliwa rostrifrons is a free-living plant dweller that inhabits the Savanna, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Thicket biomes.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 668243.