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Prodidomus purpurascens
Prodidomus purpurascens is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Table Mountain Prodidomus pale ground spider.
From the article Prodidomus purpurascens on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Prodidomus purpurascens is found in the South African provinces Northern Cape and Western Cape. The species ranges in altitude from 5 to 1,212 m above sea level. Locations in the Northern Cape include Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, Steinkopf, and Augrabies National Park. Western Cape localities include Black Pearls Core in the Swartland, Beaufort West, Malmesbury, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Stompneus, Table Mountain National Park at Devils Peak, Matjiesfontein, and Karoo National Park.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos, Nama Karoo, and Succulent Karoo biomes.
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 685269.