{{Short description|Species of spider}} {{Speciesbox | name = Maputaland tree lycosiform sac spider | image = | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = SANBI | taxon = Copuetta maputa | authority = Haddad, 2013 }}
'''''Copuetta maputa''''' is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae.<ref name="wsc" /> It occurs in Mozambique and South Africa and is commonly known as the '''Maputaland tree lycosiform sac spider'''.<ref name="dippenaar2023" />
==Etymology== The species is named after Maputaland, the coastal plain region where it occurs.<ref name="dippenaar2023" />
==Distribution== ''Copuetta maputa'' is found in Mozambique and South Africa.<ref name="wsc" /><ref name="dippenaar2023" /> In South Africa, it has been recorded from several areas in KwaZulu-Natal at elevations lower than 100 m above sea level.<ref name="dippenaar2023" /> Throughout its range, it has only been collected along the Maputaland coastal plain at altitudes ranging from 6 to 96 m above sea level.<ref name="dippenaar2023" />
The species is conserved in two protected areas, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Ndumo Game Reserve.<ref name="dippenaar2023" />
==Habitat and ecology== ''Copuetta maputa'' has been collected in various strata of forest and woodland habitats, including shrubs, tree bark, tree canopies, and leaf litter.<ref name="dippenaar2023" /> The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes and has also been collected from the walls of houses.<ref name="dippenaar2023" />
==Description== {{see also|Glossary of spider terms}}
''Copuetta maputa'' is known from both sexes.<ref name="dippenaar2023" /> Like other members of its genus, it is a medium to large spider with a smooth carapace featuring black feathery setae forming different markings.<ref name="dippenaar2023" />
==Conservation== ''Copuetta maputa'' is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range.<ref name="dippenaar2023" /> The species faces no significant threats and has been recorded from several protected areas.<ref name="dippenaar2023" />
==Taxonomy== The species was described by Charles R. Haddad in 2013 from Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa.<ref name="dippenaar2023" /> It is the type species of the genus ''Copuetta''.<ref name="wsc" />
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="wsc">{{cite web | url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/6749 | title=Copuetta maputa Haddad, 2013 | publisher=World Spider Catalog | accessdate=22 September 2025}}</ref> <ref name="dippenaar2023">{{cite book | last1=Haddad | first1=C.R. | last2=Dippenaar-Schoeman | first2=A.S. | last3=Foord | first3=S.H. | last4=Lotz | first4=L.N. | year=2023 | title=The Corinnidae of South Africa. Version 1 | publisher=South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide | pages=30 | doi=10.5281/zenodo.8300753 | url=https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8300753 | accessdate=22 September 2025}}{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref> }}
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Category:Corinnidae Category:Spiders of Africa Category:Spiders described in 2013 Category:Taxa named by Charles R. Haddad