Cheiramiona langi

Soutpan 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. 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

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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

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

Conservation

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

References

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  1. ^ "Cheiramiona langi Lotz, 2003". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.