Heliocapensis bellus

Heliocapensis bellus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape and is commonly known as the Clanwilliam Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.

Distribution

Heliocapensis bellus is known only from two localities in the Western Cape near Clanwilliam and Darling.

Habitat and ecology

Free living plant dwellers sampled from the Fynbos Biome at 78 m.

Conservation

Heliocapensis bellus is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons due to its small range. Some more sampling is needed to collect the female and determine the species' range.

Taxonomy

The species is known only from the male. It was transferred to Heliocapensis by Wesołowska in 2024. This species is likely a synonym and the unknown male of H. capensis, as they were collected from the same locality at the same time.