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Pactactes trimaculatus
Pactactes trimaculatus is an African spider species in the family Thomisidae. It is found in Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa, and is commonly known as the three-spotted Pactates crab spider.
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Range & habitat
Pactactes trimaculatus is found in Mozambique, Tanzania (Zanzibar), and South Africa. In South Africa, it has been recorded from Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape provinces.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
These are plant dwellers and have been sampled in sweep nets and pitfall traps. The species has been recorded from all the floral biomes except the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama, and Succulent Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 0 to 1310 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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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 680813.