| Gauteng Theuma Long Spinnered 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. elucubrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Theuma elucubrata | |
Theuma elucubrata is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae. [2] It is a South African endemic commonly known as the Gauteng Theuma long spinnered ground spider. [3]
Theuma elucubrata is known only from South Africa, where it is recorded from Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and North West. [3]
Notable locations include Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Luvhondo Nature Reserve, and Pilanesberg Nature Reserve. [3]
Theuma elucubrata is a free-running ground dweller found in Grassland and Savanna biomes. [3] The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 1,171 to 1,758 m above sea level. [3]
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Theuma elucubrata 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 and there are no significant threats. It is protected in Ruimsig Butterfly Reserve, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Luvhondo Nature Reserve, and Pilanesberg Nature Reserve. [3]
The species was originally described by Tucker in 1923 from Florida in Gauteng. [1] It has not been revised and is known only from the female sex, though the male was collected but remains undescribed. [3]
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