Clubiona durbana

Durban Short Legged Sac Spider
Conservation status
Least Concern  (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Clubionidae
Genus:	Clubiona
Species:	C. durbana
Binomial name
Clubiona durbana Roewer, 1951 [1]
Synonyms
Clubiona hilarisLawrence, 1942 (preoccupied)

Clubiona durbana is a species of spider in the family Clubionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, originally described as Clubiona hilaris from Merrivale, but the name was preoccupied and replaced by Roewer in 1951. ^[2]

Distribution

Clubiona durbana is known from four provinces in South Africa at elevations ranging from 214 to 1781 m. It has been recorded from the Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Limpopo. ^[3]

Habitat

The species is a free-living plant dweller found in the Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes. It inhabits areas with diverse vegetation types. ^[3]

Conservation

The species is listed as Least Concern. Although presently known only from females, it has a wide geographical range and is not suspected to be declining. It has been recorded in three protected areas: Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve, Ndumo Game Reserve, and Hluhluwe Nature Reserve. ^[3]

References

1. Roewer, C. F. (1951). "Neue Namen einiger Araneen-Arten". Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen. 32: 437–456.
2. "Clubiona durbana Roewer, 1951". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
3. Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Clubionidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–32. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6622971.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.