Cheiramiona lindae

Linda's Long-legged Sac Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cheiracanthiidae
Genus: Cheiramiona
Species:
C. lindae
Binomial name
Cheiramiona lindae
Lotz, 2015

Cheiramiona lindae is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It is a South African Eastern Cape endemic described from Jeffrey's Bay.

Distribution

The species is presently known only from a single male sampled in 2008 at 16 m above sea level.

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected from a garden in the Fynbos Biome.

Conservation

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

References

  1. ↑ "Cheiramiona lindae Lotz, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  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.