Palpimanus tuberculatus


Palpimanus tuberculatus is a species of spider in the family Palpimanidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Estcourt palp-footed spider.

Distribution

Palpimanus tuberculatus is known only from the type locality Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal.

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from the Savanna biome at 1573 m above sea level.

Conservation

Palpimanus tuberculatus is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The status of the species remains obscure and more sampling is needed to collect the female and to determine the species range. Threats to the species are unknown.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1952. It is known only from the male.