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Runcinia tropica
Runcinia tropica is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae. It is commonly known as the tropical Runcinia grass crab spider and is widespread throughout Africa.
From the article Runcinia tropica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Runcinia tropica has a wide distribution throughout Africa. In South Africa, it has been recorded from Gauteng (Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve), KwaZulu-Natal (Empangeni), and Mpumalanga (Belfast).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Runcinia tropica are free-living on plants. In South Africa, they have been sampled in Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, and Savanna biomes, at altitudes ranging from 78 to 1,871 m.
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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Runcinia tropica in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 688007.