Cheiramiona regis

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Royal Natal 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. regis
Binomial name
Cheiramiona regis
Lotz, 2002

Cheiramiona regis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. [1] It is a South African endemic described from Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal. [2]

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Distribution

The species is presently known only from two provinces at elevations from 1686-2985 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected from pitfall traps and under rocks in the Grassland Biome. [2]

Conservation

Some more sampling is needed to determine the species' range, however it can survive in transformed habitats and is therefore listed as Least Concern. It is protected in Platberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal National Park. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheiramiona regis 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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