| Cederberg Theuma Long-spinneret Ground Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Prodidomidae |
| Genus: | Theuma |
| Species: | T. cedri |
| Binomial name | |
| Theuma cedri | |
Theuma cedri is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae. [2] It is a South African endemic commonly known as the Cederberg Theuma long-spinneret ground spider. [3]
Theuma cedri is known only from South Africa, where it is recorded from Free State, Limpopo, Northern Cape, and Western Cape. [3]
Notable locations include Boschkloof Waterfall in the Cederberg, Namaqua National Park, and Cederberg Wilderness Area. [3]
Theuma cedri is a free-running ground dweller found in Fynbos, Grassland, and Savanna biomes. [3] The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 24 to 1,645 m above sea level. [3]
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Theuma cedri is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [3] Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. There are no significant threats to the species, but more sampling is needed to collect the male. [3] It is protected in Namaqua National Park and Cederberg Wilderness Area. [3]
The species was originally described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907 from Boschkloof Waterfall in the Cederberg in the Western Cape. [1] It has not been revised and is known only from the female sex. [3]
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