Biology:Cheiramiona langi

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Short description: Species of spider

Soutpan Long-legged Sac Spider
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cheiracanthiidae
Genus: Cheiramiona
Species:
C. langi
Binomial name
Cheiramiona langi
Lotz, 2002

Cheiramiona langi is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.[1] It is a southern African endemic described from Saltpan in the Soutpansberg.[2]

Distribution

The species is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe, but only from single specimens sampled prior to 1991, at 739 m above sea level in South Africa.[2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller sampled from the Savanna Biome.[2]

Conservation

The species is listed as Data Deficient because more sampling is needed to collect females and determine its full range.[2]

References

  1. "Cheiramiona langi Lotz, 2003". Natural History Museum Bern. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/21753. Retrieved 20 September 2025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Cheiracanthiidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1-62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6033586.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Wikidata ☰ Q2224915 entry