Cheiramiona amarifontis

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Bitterfontein Long Legged Sac Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cheiracanthiidae
Genus: Cheiramiona
Species:
C. amarifontis
Binomial name
Cheiramiona amarifontis
Lotz, 2002

Cheiramiona amarifontis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. [1] It is a South African endemic described from Bitterfontein in the Western Cape. [2]

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Distribution

The species is known from several localities in two provinces at elevations from 69-1503 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat

These are free-living plant dwellers sampled from under shrubs in humus and on bushes in the Fynbos, Grassland and Thicket biomes. [2]

Conservation

Despite being recorded from localities transformed for urbanization and crop farming, the species can survive in transformed habitats and is listed as Least Concern. It is protected in Anysberg Nature Reserve and Jacobs Bay Nature Reserve. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheiramiona amarifontis Lotz, 2003". 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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