Cheiramiona mlawula

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Eswatini 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. mlawula
Binomial name
Cheiramiona mlawula
Lotz, 2002

Cheiramiona mlawula is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. [1] It is a southern African endemic described from Eswatini. [2]

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Distribution

In South Africa, the species is known from two provinces at elevations from 20-1284 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected by sweeping grass and beating low forest vegetation. It has been sampled from the Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Grassland and Savanna biomes. [2]

Conservation

Due to its wide geographic range, the species is listed as Least Concern. It is protected in several reserves including Hluhluwe Nature Reserve, Ndumo Game Reserve, Sodwana Bay National Park, Tembe Elephant Park and Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheiramiona mlawula 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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