Caerostris tinamaze
| Gregoric's Bark Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Caerostris |
| Species: | C. tinamaze
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| Binomial name | |
| Caerostris tinamaze Gregorič, 2015[1]
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Caerostris tinamaze is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Gregoric's bark spider.[3]
Distribution
Caerostris tinamaze is known only from the type locality, Entabeni State Forest in Limpopo, South Africa, at an elevation of 1,362 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species builds large orb webs, usually between trees. The examined specimens inhabited an afromontane forest fragment in a pine plantation in the Savanna biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Caerostris tinamaze is listed as Vulnerable by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its small distribution range. The type locality is surrounded by habitats transformed by silviculture. The species is possibly under-sampled or more specimens might be housed in collections that have not been correctly identified.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Gregorič in 2015 from Entabeni State Forest.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gregorič, M.; Blackledge, T.A.; Agnarsson, I.; Kuntner, M. (2015). "A molecular phylogeny of bark spiders reveals new species from Africa and Madagascar (Araneae: Araneidae: Caerostris)". Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 293–312. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-43.3.293.
- ^ "Caerostris tinamaze Gregorič, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa . Version 2: part 1 (A-C). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 47. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6326922.
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