Purcelliana cederbergensis

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Cedarberg Purcelliana Ground Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Prodidomidae
Genus: Purcelliana
Species:
P. cederbergensis
Binomial name
Purcelliana cederbergensis
Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020 [1]

Purcelliana cederbergensis is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Cedarberg Purcelliana ground spider. [3]

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Distribution

Purcelliana cederbergensis is known only from the Western Cape province of South Africa, specifically from Wupperthal and Niewoudts Pass in the Cederberg. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from pitfall traps in the Fynbos biome. [3]

Description

Conservation

Purcelliana cederbergensis is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. [3] Too little is known about the location, distribution and threats of this species for an assessment to be made. More sampling is needed to collect the female and determine the species' range. There are no significant threats to the species, but it is presently protected in the Cederberg Wilderness Area. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was described by Rodrigues & Rheims in 2020 from Wupperthal in the Cederberg. [1] It is known only from the male. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rodrigues, B.V.B.; Rheims, C.A. (2020). "An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)". Zootaxa. 4799 (1): 1–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1.
  2. ↑ "Purcelliana cederbergensis Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020". 26. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Prodidomidae of South Africa. 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–42. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515818 . Retrieved 24 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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