Clubiona africana
| African Short Legged Sac Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. africana
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| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona africana Lessert, 1921[1]
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Clubiona africana is a species of spider in the family Clubionidae. It is an African endemic species originally described from Tanzania and also recorded in South Africa.[2]
Distribution
Clubiona africana is distributed across eastern Africa. In South Africa, the species has been recorded from seven provinces at elevations ranging from 103 to 1902 m. It occurs in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape provinces.[3]
Habitat
The species is a free-living plant dweller found in the Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo and Thicket biomes. It has been collected from various agricultural crops including avocado, citrus and macadamia orchards, tomato fields and vineyards.[3]
Description
Both males and females are known to science.[3]
Conservation
The species is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range across Africa. In South Africa, it is protected in seven protected areas.[3]
References
- ^ Lessert, R. de (1921). "Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Merou (suite). 4. Clubionidae". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 28: 381–442.
- ^ "Clubiona africana Lessert, 1921". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Clubionidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–32. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6622971. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.