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Heliocapensis maluti
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| Maluti Heliocapensis Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Heliocapensis |
| Species: | H. maluti
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliocapensis maluti | |
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Heliocapensis maluti is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] The species is found in Lesotho and South Africa and is commonly known as the Maluti Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Heliocapensis maluti is widespread in central and southern Lesotho and has also been recently recorded from South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is known from the Northern Cape at Namaqua National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species is a ground dweller that has been collected from under rocks.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Heliocapensis maluti is listed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution range.[3] There are no threats to the species, and it is protected in Namaqua National Park.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species is known from both sexes and was described from Lesotho in 2014.[1] The species was recently recorded for the first time from South Africa.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wesołowska, W.; Haddad, C.R. (2014). "An overview of the jumping spiders of Lesotho (Araneae: Salticidae), with descriptions of six new species". African Invertebrates. 55 (2): 229–268. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7680935.
- ^ a b "Heliocapensis maluti (Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 3 (He-Iran). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 33. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454.
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- ^ Haddad, C.R.; Wesołowska, W. (2024). "On some new and poorly-known Chrysillini from arid western South Africa (Araneae, Salticidae)". African Invertebrates. 65 (2): 127–159. Bibcode:2024AfrIn..65..127H. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.65.136083.
