Purcelliana cederbergensis
| Purcelliana cederbergensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Prodidomidae |
| Genus: | Purcelliana |
| Species: | P. cederbergensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Purcelliana cederbergensis Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020[1]
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Purcelliana cederbergensis is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Distribution
Purcelliana cederbergensis is known only from the Western Cape province of South Africa, specifically from Wupperthal and Niewoudts Pass in the Cederberg.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from pitfall traps in the Fynbos biome.[3]
Description
Conservation
Purcelliana cederbergensis is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons.[3] Too little is known about the location, distribution and threats of this species for an assessment to be made. More sampling is needed to collect the female and determine the species' range. There are no significant threats to the species, but it is presently protected in the Cederberg Wilderness Area.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Rodrigues & Rheims in 2020 from Wupperthal in the Cederberg.[1] It is known only from the male.[3]
References
- ^ a b Rodrigues, B.V.B.; Rheims, C.A. (2020). "An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)". Zootaxa. 4799 (1): 1–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1. PMID 33056686.
- ^ "Purcelliana cederbergensis Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020". 26. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Prodidomidae of South Africa. 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515818. Retrieved 24 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.