Cicynethus floriumfontis
| Cicynethus floriumfontis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Cicynethus |
| Species: | C. floriumfontis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cicynethus floriumfontis Jocqué, 1991[1]
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Cicynethus floriumfontis is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[2] It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.[3]
Distribution
Cicynethus floriumfontis is known only from two localities in the Eastern Cape, Cradock and Middelburg.[3]
Habitat
The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 881 to 1287 m above sea level in the Nama Karoo biome. Specimens from Middelburg were collected from pitfall traps in areas with harvester termites.[3]
Description
Cicynethus floriumfontis has a yellowish-brown body with distinctive markings. The carapace displays three dark stripes, while the opisthosoma shows dark markings. Throughout the body, the bases of setae have black spots, and the legs are spotted with stripes on the femora and patellae.[3]
Conservation
The species is listed as Data Deficient due to its limited known distribution and the need for more sampling to determine its true range and status.[3]
References
- ^ Jocqué, R. (1991). "A generic revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Araneae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 201: 1–160.
- ^ "Cicynethus floriumfontis Jocqué, 1991". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Jocqué, R.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2024). The Zodariidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-D) version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 43. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14404920. Retrieved 21 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.