Tibellus vossioni

Tibellus vossioni is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae. It is found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and is commonly known as the African grass running spider.

Distribution

Tibellus vossioni is known from Saudi Arabia and several African countries, namely Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Sudan, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is known from two provinces and is protected in the Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve.

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits Fynbos and Savanna biomes. Tibellus vossioni are free-living plant dwellers found on bushes and tall grass.

Description

Tibellus vossioni is known only from males.

Conservation

Tibellus vossioni is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range, but the species is under-sampled in South Africa. There are no obvious threats and no conservation actions are recommended.

Etymology

The species is named after collector M. Vossion.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1884 from Sudan. It was revised by Van den Berg and Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1994.