Cheiramiona lindae

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Linda's 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. lindae
Binomial name
Cheiramiona lindae
Lotz, 2015

Cheiramiona lindae is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. [1] It is a South African Eastern Cape endemic described from Jeffrey's Bay. [2]

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Distribution

The species is presently known only from a single male sampled in 2008 at 16 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected from a garden in the Fynbos Biome. [2]

Conservation

The species is listed as Data Deficient because more sampling is needed to collect females and determine its full range. [2]

References

  1. "Cheiramiona lindae Lotz, 2015". 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.