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Dresserus nigellus
Dresserus nigellus is a species of spider in the family Eresidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Matroosberg ground velvet spider.
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Description
It has a dark coloured brown, yellow to grey skin with thin hair on its body. Its can grow from 7 mm to 20 mm with males usually being smaller than females. Dresserus nigellus is known only from females. The opisthosoma is infuscated testaceous and clothed with black setae.
Range & habitat
Dresserus nigellus is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa. The species has been recorded from Matroosberg and Gamkaberg Nature Reserve.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is rare and found in retreat webs made under rocks in the Fynbos biome. It inhabits areas at altitudes ranging from 980 to 1,161 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 663071.