Rothus aethiopicus

Picture ID 4319

Submitted by:
gmusgrove
Submitted: Jan 22, 2018
Photographed: Jan 23, 2018
Spider: Rothus aethiopicus
Location: South Africa
Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

Moderator

January 22, 2018 11:27 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 What was the geographic location for this spider? The spider doesn’t look like something I recognize as occuring in the listed location (United States). Might be a Pisaura.

gmusgrove

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

January 22, 2018 11:42 pm

Hey, I couldn’t change location on my mobile. It is South Africa

ItsyBitsy

Moderator

Reply to gmusgrove

January 23, 2018 12:04 am

Thanks, that helps a lot. I’m on a mobile too but I corrected the location for you. I’m seeing images for a species called Rothus purpurissatus that may be it but I need too double check it when I’m on my desktop pc.

ItsyBitsy

Moderator

Reply to ItsyBitsy

January 23, 2018 9:01 am

OK, I think I found it. The name changed from Rothus purpurissatus to Rothus aethiopicus in 2015. Species determination based on comparison to photos of the three species in the genus in “Silva & Sierwald, 2015”.

Note to admin.: species needed for Rothus aethiopicus.

Kyle

Admin

Reply to ItsyBitsy

March 23, 2018 12:32 pm

Taxonomy added, filed.

Amuk

October 7, 2018 1:44 pm

Here in hartenbos south Africa.. Just today I saw 2 times two different of them.. I’m not sure if is poison or not, can everyone say me what I can do..