Tidarren scenicum

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Tidarren scenicum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Tidarren
Species:
T. scenicum
Binomial name
Tidarren scenicum
(Thorell, 1899) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Theridion scenicumThorell, 1899
  • Theridion turrigerumSimon, 1900
  • Theridion guineenseSimon, 1907

Tidarren scenicum is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. [1] It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, South Africa, and Eswatini. [2]

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Distribution

Tidarren scenicum is found in Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, South Africa, and Eswatini. [1] In South Africa it is known from the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. [2]

Habitat and ecology

In South Africa, this species has been sampled from vegetation in Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 613 to 1774 m. [2]

Description

Tidarren scenicum is the largest Tidarren species in the Old World, with a carapace width of 1.4 to 1.6 mm. The abdomen ends in a high tubercle. The male is unknown. [3]

Conservation

Tidarren scenicum is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its large geographic range. It is protected in the Royal Natal National Park, Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve and Tsitsikamma National Park. [2]

Taxonomy

Tidarren scenicum was originally described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899 as Theridion scenicum from Cameroon. It was revised by Knoflach & Van Harten in 2006, who synonymized Theridion turrigerum and T. guineense with this species. It is known only from the female. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tidarren scenicum (Thorell, 1899)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 2 [R-T]. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 45. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515998. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. 1 2 Knoflach, B.; Van Harten, A. (2006). "The one-palped spider genera Tidarren and Echinotheridion in the Old World (Araneae, Theridiidae), with comparative remarks on Tidarren from America". Journal of Natural History. 40 (25–26): 1483–1616. doi:10.1080/00222930600940993.
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