Vidole lyra is a species of spider in the family Phyxelididae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the lyra Vidole hackled band spider.
Distribution Vidole lyra is distributed across two South African provinces, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 16 to 1,522 m above sea level.
Habitat and ecology This species inhabits the Grassland, Savanna, Thicket, and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes. Vidole lyra is a ground retreat-web cryptic spider that lives in damp and dark places.
Description
Conservation Vidole lyra is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although known from only one sex, the species has a wide geographical range and is protected in Kloofendal Nature Reserve and Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve in Gauteng. There are no significant threats to the species.
Taxonomy The species was described by Griswold in 1990 from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. Vidole lyra is known only from the female.
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