Cheiracanthium shiluvanense

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Shiluvane Sac Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cheiracanthiidae
Genus: Cheiracanthium
Species:
C. shiluvanense
Binomial name
Cheiracanthium shiluvanense
Lotz, 2007

Cheiracanthium shiluvanense is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. [1] It is a South African endemic described from Shiluvane, near Leydsdorp in Limpopo. [2]

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Distribution

The species is known from two provinces from only a few localities at elevations from 229-709 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller that constructs silk retreats in rolled-up leaves. It has been sampled from the Savanna Biome. [2]

Conservation

The species is listed as Data Deficient because more sampling is needed to collect males and determine its full range. It is recorded from Ithala Game Reserve. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheiracanthium shiluvanense Lotz, 2007". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Cheiracanthiidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6033586. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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