Araneus graemii

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Graem's Araneus Hairy Field Spider
Invalid status (IUCN 3.1)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Araneus
Species:
A. graemii
Binomial name
Araneus graemii
Pocock, 1900 [1]

Araneus graemii is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. [2] It is endemic to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. [3]

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Distribution

Araneus graemii is known only from Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, at an altitude of 552 m above sea level. [3]

Habitat and ecology

This orb-web spider is known from the Thicket biome. Nothing more is known about their behaviour. [3]

Description

Conservation

Araneus graemii is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons. Too little is known about the location, habitat and range of this taxon for a full assessment to be made. Identification of the species is problematic. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900 from Grahamstown. [1] The species is based only on a female specimen, and identification of both sexes is still problematic. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Pocock, R.I. (1900). "Some new Arachnida from Cape Colony". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (33): 316–333. doi:10.1080/00222930008678382.
  2. ↑ "Araneus graemii Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa. Version 2: part 1 (A-C). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 20. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6326922. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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