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Stasimopus quadratimaculatus
Stasimopus quadratimaculatus is a species in the family Stasimopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the four-spotted cork-lid trapdoor spider.
From the article Stasimopus quadratimaculatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Stasimopus quadratimaculatus is found in South Africa. The species is known only from the Western Cape province, specifically from Montagu Baths near Montagu.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a cork-lid trapdoor. The lid is very thick (5.5–9 mm), cork-like and not strongly bevelled at the edge with the lower edge more angular. The burrow width at entrance is 23–28 mm while the width narrows to 16–18 mm. The depth of the burrow is 18–19 cm. The species has been sampled from the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 268 m above sea level.
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
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 690953.