Cheiramiona plaatbosensis

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Plaatbos 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. plaatbosensis
Binomial name
Cheiramiona plaatbosensis
Lotz, 2015

Cheiramiona plaatbosensis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. [1] It is a South African endemic described from Plaatbos Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape. [2]

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Distribution

The species is known only from the southern parts of South Africa at elevations from 45-203 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected from leaf litter in the Forest Biome. [2]

Conservation

Despite having a relatively restricted distribution, this species can survive in transformed habitats and is therefore listed as Least Concern. It is protected in Plaatbos Nature Reserve, Kasouga Coastal Reserve and Diepwalle Forest Station. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheiramiona plaatbosensis 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.
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