Heriaeus muizenberg
| Muizenberg Hairy Crab Spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Heriaeus |
| Species: | H. muizenberg
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| Binomial name | |
| Heriaeus muizenberg van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2013[1]
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Heriaeus muizenberg is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape and is commonly known as the Muizenberg hairy crab spider.[3]
Distribution
Heriaeus muizenberg is known only from Muizenberg on the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa.[2][3]
Habitat and ecology
The male was collected on coastal dunes in the Fynbos biome during September and October.[3]
Description
Conservation
The species is known only from the male, sampled in 1991 from the type locality. The only known site is under threat of development and ongoing loss of coastal dune habitat, therefore the species is listed as Critically Endangered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. More sampling is needed.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Muizenberg.[1]
Taxonomy
Heriaeus muizenberg was described in 2013 and is known only from the male.[1]
References
- ^ a b c van Niekerk, P.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. (2013). "A revision of the crab spider genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae) in the Afrotropical region". African Invertebrates. 54 (2): 447–476. Bibcode:2013AfrIn..54..447N. doi:10.5733/afin.054.0213.
- ^ a b "Heriaeus muizenberg van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2013". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 39. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.