Clubiona citricolor
| Nkandla Short Legged Sac Spider | |
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| Male | |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. citricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona citricolor Lawrence, 1952[1]
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Clubiona citricolor is a species of spider in the family Clubionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, originally described from Nkandla Forest.[2]
Distribution
Clubiona citricolor is known from two provinces in South Africa. It has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State.[3]
Habitat
The species is a free-living plant dweller found in the Grassland biome. It inhabits forested and grassland areas at elevations ranging from 879 to 1696 m.[3]
Conservation
The species is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons, as only males are known to science and more sampling is needed to collect females and determine the full species range. It is protected in Nkandla Forest and Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve.[3]
References
- ^ Lawrence, R. F. (1952). "New spiders from the eastern half of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum. 12: 183–226.
- ^ "Clubiona citricolor Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.