Ilisoa hawequas

Hawequa Tree Sheet-Web Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cyatholipidae
Genus: Ilisoa
Species:
I. hawequas
Binomial name
Ilisoa hawequas
Griswold, 1987[1]

Ilisoa hawequas is a species of spider in the family Cyatholipidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2][3]

Distribution

Ilisoa hawequas is known only from the type locality at Hawequas, where it occurs at approximately 483 metres above sea level.[3]

Habitat

The species builds small horizontal sheet webs in vegetation. The type specimen was collected by sifting humus, suggesting this species lives in leaf litter.[3]

Etymology

The species is named after Hawequas, its type locality in the Western Cape.[1]

Conservation

The species is known only from a single female and is potentially threatened by habitat loss due to agricultural activities, particularly vineyard expansion. It is listed as Data Deficient due to limited sampling.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Griswold, C.E. (1987). "A review of the southern African spiders of the family Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 (Araneae: Araneomorphae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 28: 499–542.
  2. ^ "Ilisoa hawequas Griswold, 1987". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Cyatholipidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–27. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6759933.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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