Homalattus obscurusHomalattus obscurus is a South African species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.DistributionHomalattus obscurus is endemic to South Africa, where it has been sampled only from Bergvliet Forest Station in Mpumalanga Province at an altitude of 7 m.Habitat and ecologyThis species is a free-living plant dweller.ConservationHomalattus obscurus is listed as Data Deficient by the South [African National Biodiversity Institute] due to its small geographic range. Additional sampling is needed to collect the male and to determine the species' range.TaxonomyHomalattus obscurus was described by George and [Elizabeth Peckham] in 1903 with types from Mpumalanga.