Cheiramiona fontanus

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

Cheiramiona fontanus is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It is a South African endemic described from a well-surveyed area at Florisbad, Brandfort in Free State province.

Distribution

The species is found at 1399 m above sea level.

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected with pitfall traps in an area with Karoo-like bushes with no grass in between. It has been sampled from the Grassland Biome.

Conservation

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

References

↑ "Cheiramiona fontanus Lotz, 2003". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
1 2 3 4 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.

[wsc21746-1] "Cheiramiona fontanus Lotz, 2003". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.

[dippenaar2021-2] 1 2 3 4 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.