Heliocapensis redimitus


Heliocapensis redimitus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is endemic to South Africa's Northern Cape and is commonly known as the Kamaggas Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.

Distribution

Heliocapensis redimitus is known from only the female, and the type locality is Kamaggas in the Northern Cape. The species has also been recorded from Goegap Nature Reserve.

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free living plant-dweller that has been sampled from the Succulent Karoo Biome at 230 m.

Conservation

Heliocapensis redimitus is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons. The status of the species remains obscure, and some more sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine its range.

Taxonomy

The species was revised by Wesołowska in 1986 and transferred to Heliocapensis by Wesołowska in 2024.