Tibellus hollidayi

Pietermaritzburg Grass Running Spider
female
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Philodromidae
Genus: Tibellus
Species:
T. hollidayi
Binomial name
Tibellus hollidayi
Lawrence, 1952[1]

Tibellus hollidayi is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the Pietermaritzburg grass running spider.[3]

Distribution

Tibellus hollidayi is an African spider known from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[3] In South Africa, the species is known from eight provinces including more than ten protected areas.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes, occurring at altitudes ranging from 47 to 1,919 m above sea level.[3] Tibellus hollidayi are free-living plant dwellers commonly found on bushes and tall grass.[3]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Conservation

Tibellus hollidayi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.[3] The species is protected in more than ten protected areas and there are no obvious threats.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1952 from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.[1] It was revised by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Lawrence, R.F. (1952). "New spiders from the eastern half of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum. 12: 183–226.
  2. ^ "Tibellus hollidayi Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Philodromidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 42–43. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6634009. Retrieved 23 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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