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Pactactes compactus
Pactactes compactus is a spider in the family Thomisidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
From the article Pactactes compactus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Pactactes compactus is found only in the South African provinces Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces. The type locality is given only as Zululand.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Pactactes compactus are plant dwellers that were sampled in sweep nets and pitfall traps as well as via canopy fogging from Grassland, Forest, and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 27 to 1411 m. The species was also sampled from pine plantations.
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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In the stacks
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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 680811.