Clubiona pupillaris
| Bluff Short Legged Sac Spider | |
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| Female | |
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. pupillaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona pupillaris Lawrence, 1938[1]
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Clubiona pupillaris is a species of spider in the family Clubionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, originally described from the Bluff in KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
Distribution
Clubiona pupillaris is known from five provinces in South Africa at elevations ranging from 1 to 1341 m. It has been recorded from the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat
The species is a free-living plant dweller found in the Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Grassland, Savanna, and Thicket biomes. It has also been collected from citrus orchards and cotton fields.[3]
Conservation
The species is listed as Least Concern. Although presently known only from females, it has a wide geographical range and is thus considered stable. It is protected in seven protected areas.[3]
References
- ^ Lawrence, R. F. (1938). "A collection of spiders from Natal and Zululand". Annals of the Natal Museum. 8: 455–524.
- ^ "Clubiona pupillaris Lawrence, 1938". 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.