Cheiramiona upperbyensis

Kuruman 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. upperbyensis
Binomial name
Cheiramiona upperbyensis
Lotz, 2015

Cheiramiona upperbyensis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It is a South African Northern Cape endemic described from Kuruman.

Distribution

The species is known only from a single female from the type locality at 1326 m above sea level.

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller sampled from bushes in the Succulent Karoo Biome.

Conservation

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

References

  1. ↑ "Cheiramiona upperbyensis 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.