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Genus: Hirriusa Strand, 1932 | Family: Philodromidae Thorell, 1869

Hirriusa arenacea (Lawrence, 1927)

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Described:

Distribution: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa

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Syntype: Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (SAMC), South Africa 1m 2f - (Lawrence, 1927)

Taxonomic References

Hirrius arenaceus Lawrence, 1927: 38, pl. 1, f. 27-28, pl. 3, f. 66 (Dmf) Original description

Hirrius arenaceus Lessert, 1933: 125, f. 45 (f)

Hirriusa arenacea Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022g: 9, p. 9: 7 f., p. 10: 2 f. (mf)

Hirriusa arenacea Dippenaar-Schoeman & Webb, 2024b: 15, f. 1-17 (mf)

References

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S., Haddad, C. R., Foord, S. H. & Lotz, L. N. (2022g). The Philodromidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide, Irene, 53 pp. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6634009 -- Show included taxa

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. & Webb, P. (2024b). Observations on the ground running spider Hirriusa arenacea (Lawrence, 1927) from South Africa (Araneae: Philodromidae). SANSA Newsletter 51: 15-18. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13766491 -- Show included taxa

Lawrence, R. F. (1927). Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa V. Arachnida. Annals of the South African Museum 25(1): 1-75, pl. 1-4. -- Show included taxa

Lessert, R. de (1933). Araignées d'Angola. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola 1928-1929. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 40(1): 85-159. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.117656 -- Show included taxa

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2024-09-16	New taxonomic reference entry	Dippenaar-Schoeman & Webb, 2024b
2022-06-11	New taxonomic reference entry	Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022g
2022-06-11	Species distribution update	Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022g	Old value