''Anelosimus nelsoni'' is a
species of
spider in the family
Theridiidae. It is only known from
iSimangaliso Wetland Park,
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
,
South Africa. It is named for
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...
. The male
holotype specimen is in length, and the female
paratype is in length. Both the holotype and paratype were found on
Fanies Island, 5 km south of
Cape Vidal. Both were collected from bushes or trees in an open forest patch.
See also
* ''
Stasimopus mandelai
''Stasimopus mandelai'' is a species of spider in the family Stasimopidae from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This species occurs syntopically with '' S. schoenlandi'' and a number of other mygalomorph spiders at the Great F ...
'', another spider named after Nelson Mandela
*
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
Endemic fauna of South Africa
Theridiidae
Spiders of South Africa
Spiders described in 2006
Nelson Mandela
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