Cheiramiona krugerensis
| Krugerpark Long-legged Sac Spider | |
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| Male | |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cheiracanthiidae |
| Genus: | Cheiramiona |
| Species: | C. krugerensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheiramiona krugerensis Lotz, 2002
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Cheiramiona krugerensis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.[1] It is a South African endemic described from Kruger National Park.[2]
Distribution
The species is recorded from five provinces at elevations from 5-1362 m above sea level.[2]
Habitat
This species is a free-living plant dweller collected by sifting forest litter, sweeping rehabilitated coastal forest, mixed grass and litter from the Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket biomes. It has also been sampled from avocado, citrus and mineola orchards and tomato fields.[2]
Description
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male
Conservation
Due to its wide geographic range, it is listed as Least Concern. The species is protected in more than 10 protected areas.[2]
References
- ^ "Cheiramiona krugerensis Lotz, 2003". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Cheiracanthiidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6033586. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.