Diores rectus

Marble Hall Igloo spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Diores
Species:
D. rectus
Binomial name
Diores rectus

Diores rectus is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[2] It occurs in Africa and is commonly known as the Marble Hall Igloo spider.[3]

Distribution

Diores rectus is found in Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[2] In South Africa, it has been recorded from three provinces: the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. The species was originally described from Farm Wolwekraal near Marble Hall in Mpumalanga.[3]

Habitat

The species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 241 to 1467 metres above sea level. It has also been sampled from cotton fields.[3]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Males of Diores rectus have a total length of 3.54 mm, while females are larger at 5.46 mm. The prosoma is pale yellow in both sexes. Males have a dark sepia opisthosoma that is purplish in front where there is a faint dorsal scutum, followed by a row of three or four white patches, with the sides and venter being pale. Females have a yellow carapace with a triangular, slightly darkened area in front of the fovea, light orange chelicerae, and the abdomen has a pale patch on a dark sepia background with pale sides and venter.[1]

Ecology

Diores rectus are free-living ground-dwellers that have been sampled using pitfall traps from grassland and savanna environments.[3]

Conservation

The species is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. It is protected in Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, and Ben Lavin Nature Reserve.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Jocqué, R. (1990). "A revision of the Afrotropical genus Diores (Araneae, Zodariidae)". Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences zoologiques. 260: 1–81.
  2. ^ a b "Diores rectus Jocqué, 1990". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Jocqué, R.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2024). The Zodariidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-D) version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 75. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14404920. Retrieved 20 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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