Cyrba dotata

Table Mountain Cyrba Jumping Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Genus:	Cyrba
Species:	C. dotata
Binomial name
	Cyrba dotata; Peckham & Peckham, 1903

Last updated November 05, 2025

Cyrba dotata is a species of spider in the family Salticidae.^[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Table Mountain Cyrba jumping spider.^[3]

Distribution

Cyrba dotata is found only in South Africa.^[2] The species is known from several localities around Cape Town in the Western Cape Province.^[3]

Habitat and ecology

C. dotata is a ground dweller that has been sampled from the Fynbos Biome at altitudes ranging from 7 to 373 m. It was also sampled from vineyards at Rawsonville.^[3]

Description

Conservation

Cyrba dotata is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species' range. Able to survive in agroecosystems therefore not significantly threatened. Protected in the Table Mountain National Park and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.^[3]

References

↑ Peckham, G.W.; Peckham, E.G. (1903). "New species of the family Attidae from South Africa, with notes on the distribution of the genera found in the Ethiopian region". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 14 (1): 173–278.
1 2 "Cyrba dotata Peckham & Peckham, 1903". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-Den). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15222559. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[peckham1903-1] Peckham, G.W.; Peckham, E.G. (1903). "New species of the family Attidae from South Africa, with notes on the distribution of the genera found in the Ethiopian region". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 14 (1): 173–278.

[wsc-2] 1 2 "Cyrba dotata Peckham & Peckham, 1903". World Spider Catalog. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[dippenaar2025-3] 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Van der Walt, V.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2025). The Salticidae of South Africa. Part 1 (A-Den). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15222559. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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