Araegeus mimicus
| Makapan Araegeus Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Araegeus |
| Species: | A. mimicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Araegeus mimicus | |
Araegeus mimicus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Makapan Araegeus jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Araegeus mimicus is found only in South Africa,[2] where it is known only from Makapan in the Limpopo province.[3]
Description
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Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species was sampled from a cave in the Savanna Biome at an altitude of 1038 m.[3]
Conservation
[edit]The species is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. Placement of the species is problematic, as it has never been recollected or redescribed.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Araegeus mimicus was described by Eugène Simon in 1901 from Makapan in Limpopo.[1] The species has not been revised and is known only from the female.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simon, E. (1901). "Etudes arachnologiques. 31e Mémoire. L. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 70 (1): 66–76.
- ^ a b c "Araegeus mimicus Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-Den). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 20. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15222559.
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