Thanatus namaquensis is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae. It is commonly known as the Namaque ground running spider.
Etymology
Distribution Thanatus namaquensis is endemic to South Africa. The species is known only from the type locality Kamaggas in the Northern Cape, at an altitude of 231 m above sea level.
Habitat and ecology Thanatus namaquensis are free-living ground dwellers sampled from the Succulent Karoo biome.
Description
Conservation Thanatus namaquensis is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons. The species is a Northern Cape endemic known only from the type locality. The status of the species remains obscure and more sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species range.
Taxonomy The species was originally described by Simon (1910) from Kamaggas. The African species have not been revised and the species is known only from the female.
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