Gea infuscata

Gea infuscata
	female
	female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Gea
Species:	G. infuscata
Binomial name
	Gea infuscata; Tullgren, 1910

Gea infuscata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found from Sudan to South Africa.

Distribution

Gea infuscata is known from Tanzania, Angola, Botswana, Sudan and South Africa. The species is possibly under-collected and is suspected to occur in more countries in between.

The South African distribution includes Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape provinces. Notable localities include Jeffrey's Bay, Addo Elephant National Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland park, Tembe Elephant Park, Polokwane Nature Reserve, and Knysna.

Habitat and ecology

Gea infuscata constructs an orb-web with a round zigzag stabilimentum, giving it a doily appearance.

The species has been sampled from the Fynbos, Forest and Savanna biomes at altitudes from 1 to 1,323 m above sea level.

Description

female
female

Conservation

Gea infuscata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical distribution. The species is protected in several reserves including Addo Elephant National Park, Mkhambathi Nature Reserve, Ndumo Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park and Polokwane Nature Reserve. No conservation actions are recommended.

Taxonomy

The species has not been revised and is known from both sexes.

References

↑ Tullgren, A. (1910). "Araneae. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjöstedt". Sjöstedts Kilimandjaro-Meru Expedition. 20 (6): 85–172.
↑ "Gea infuscata Tullgren, 1910". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa. Version 2: part 2 (E-Ne). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 14. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6619195. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

External links

Citizen science observations for Gea infuscata at iNaturalist

[tullgren1910-1] Tullgren, A. (1910). "Araneae. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjöstedt". Sjöstedts Kilimandjaro-Meru Expedition. 20 (6): 85–172.

[wsc-2] "Gea infuscata Tullgren, 1910". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-26.

[dippenaar2022-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa. Version 2: part 2 (E-Ne). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 14. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6619195. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.