Hahnia zodarioides

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Cederberg Comb-Tailed Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Genus: Hahnia
Species:
H. zodarioides
Binomial name
Hahnia zodarioides
(Simon, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Scotussa zodarioidesSimon, 1898
  • Simonida zodarioidesSchiapelli & Gerschman, 1958

Hahnia zodarioides is a species of spider in the family Hahniidae. [1] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Cederberg comb-tailed spider. [2]

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Distribution

Hahnia zodarioides is endemic to South Africa, known from two provinces: Western Cape and Northern Cape. The species occurs at elevations ranging from 9 to 1755 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat and ecology

The species makes small sheet-webs in litter and has been collected using pitfall traps in the Fynbos biome. [2]

Description

Hahnia zodarioides is known from both sexes, though the male has been sampled but remains undescribed. [2]

Conservation

Hahnia zodarioides is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographic range. The species is protected in several protected areas including the Cederberg Wilderness Area, Asante Sana Private Game Reserve, Witteberg Nature Reserve, and Table Mountain National Park. [2]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the spider genus Zodarion .

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1898 as Scotussa zodarioides with the type locality given as Cape of Good Hope. It was transferred to the genus Simonida by Schiapelli & Gerschman in 1958 as a replacement name, then to Hahnia by Robert Bosmans in 1992. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hahnia zodarioides (Simon, 1898)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Hahniidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 13. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324696 . Retrieved 23 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.