Heliocapensis portentosus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape and is commonly known as the Tulbagh Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.[3]
| Tulbagh Heliocapensis Sunny Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Heliocapensis |
| Species: | H. portentosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliocapensis portentosus (Wesołowska, 1986)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
editHeliocapensis portentosus is presently known only from the type locality, Tulbagh in the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
editDescription
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Conservation
editHeliocapensis portentosus is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons.[3] The status of the species remains obscure, and some more sampling is needed to collect the female and to determine its range.[3]
Taxonomy
editReferences
edit- ↑ Wesołowska, W. (1986). "A Revision of the Genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 40: 1–254.
- 1 2 "Heliocapensis portentosus (Wesołowska, 1986)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 31. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17103454.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Wesołowska, W. (2024). "Taxonomic notes on the genus Heliophanus C.L. Koch, 1833, with description of three additional genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini)". Zootaxa. 5405 (1): 80–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.1.3. PMID 38480396.