Cheiramiona clavigera

Zululand Long-legged Sac Spider
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	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cheiracanthiidae
Genus:	Cheiramiona
Species:	C. clavigera
Binomial name
	Cheiramiona clavigera; (Simon, 1897)

Last updated October 07, 2025

Cheiramiona clavigera is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.^[1] It is a South African endemic originally described from "Zululand" and serves as the type species of the genus Cheiramiona .^[2]

Distribution

The species is known from four provinces including eight protected areas at elevations from 3-1588 m above sea level.^[2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected by various methods including hand collecting, beating, sweeping and pitfall traps. It was sampled from rehabilitated coastal dune forest at Richards Bay and occurs in the Forest, Fynbos, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket biomes.^[2]

Description

female
female
male
male

Conservation

Due to its wide geographical range, it is listed as Least Concern. The species is protected in several areas including Addo Elephant National Park, Cwebe Nature Reserve, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve, and Ndumo Game Reserve.^[2]

References

↑ "Cheiramiona clavigera (Simon, 1897)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[wsc21740-1] "Cheiramiona clavigera (Simon, 1897)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.

[dippenaar2021-2] 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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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