- Animals
- ›Arthropods
- ›Chelicerates
- ›Arachnids
- ›Spiders
- ›Typical Spiders
- ›Entelegyne Spiders
- ›RTA Clade Spiders
- ›Dionycha clade spiders
- ›Gnaphosoid Spiders
- ›Stealthy Ground Spiders
- ›Scotophaeus
Scotophaeus relegatus
Scotophaeus relegatus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as Cape golden ground spider.
From the article Scotophaeus relegatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Scotophaeus relegatus is found in Namibia and South Africa. In South Africa, it is recorded from three provinces: Free State, Gauteng, and Western Cape. Notable locations include the National Botanical Gardens in Bloemfontein, Golden Gate National Park, Cape Town, Karoo National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Stellenbosch, and Bontebok National Park.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is a free-living ground dweller found at altitudes ranging from 3 to 1,663 m above sea level. It has been sampled from Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo, and Savanna biomes, as well as from cotton fields and vineyards.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Scotophaeus relegatus 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 688981.