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Isoxya (box kite spiders) Life
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Small spiders, 3-7mm body length, with
the typical sclerotised (porcelain-like) abdomen of the Gastricanthinae with
four lateral and two posterior short spines. There are 6 species of these
orb-web spiders found in South Africa.
Species indigenous to southern Africa
Isoxya cicatricosa
Isoxya cicatricosa occurs from Kwazulu/Natal to the Western Cape Province |
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Isoxya
mucronata
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Isoxya
penizoides
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Isoxya
stuhlmanni
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Isoxya
tabulata
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Isoxya yatesi
Isoxya yatesi named in honour of J.H. Yates the
discoverer and author of the fascinating "Spiders of southern Africa", the
book that introduced many amateur and professional arachnologist to spiders. |
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Text and images by Norman Larsen
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