Araneus graemii
| Graem's Araneus Hairy Field Spider | |
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Invalid status (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Araneus |
| Species: | A. graemii
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| Binomial name | |
| Araneus graemii | |
Araneus graemii is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is endemic to the Eastern Cape of South Africa.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Araneus graemii is known only from Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, at an altitude of 552 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]This orb-web spider is known from the Thicket biome. Nothing more is known about their behaviour.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Araneus graemii is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons. Too little is known about the location, habitat and range of this taxon for a full assessment to be made. Identification of the species is problematic.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900 from Grahamstown.[1] The species is based only on a female specimen, and identification of both sexes is still problematic.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pocock, R.I. (1900). "Some new Arachnida from Cape Colony". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (33): 316–333. doi:10.1080/00222930008678382.
- ^ "Araneus graemii Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa. Version 2: part 1 (A-C). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 20. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6326922.
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