Cispius kimbius
Kimberley Cispius nursery-web spider | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Pisauridae |
Genus: | Cispius |
Species: | C. kimbius
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Binomial name | |
Cispius kimbius Blandin, 1978[1]
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Cispius kimbius is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae.[2] It is found in Eswatini and South Africa, and is commonly known as the Kimberley Cispius nursery-web spider.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Cispius kimbius has been sampled from Eswatini and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, it has been recorded from three provinces at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1332 m.[3]
South African localities include Hogsback in the Eastern Cape, Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve, Bloemfontein and Kalkfontein Dam Nature Reserve in the Free State, multiple sites in KwaZulu-Natal including Dukuduku Forest Station and Ndumo Game Reserve, two sites in Limpopo, and Kimberley in the Northern Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]The species constructs a funnel-like web in short shrubs and bushes close to the ground or in trees. The capture web is sheet-like and composed of dense criss-crossing threads. At one end the web is drawn into a long funnel that descends into the base of a plant. They are active at night.[3]
The species has been sampled from the Grassland, Nama Karoo and Savanna biomes.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit]Cispius kimbius is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve, Dukuduku Forest Station and Ndumo Game Reserve. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described by Blandin in 1978 from Kimberley in the Northern Cape.[1] The species is known only from the female.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Blandin, P. (1978). "Etudes sur les Pisauridae africaines IX. Mise au point sur les genres Cispius Simon, 1898 et Charminus Thorell, 1899 (Araneae - Pisauridae - Pisaurinae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 92 (1): 37–76.
- ^ "Cispius kimbius Blandin, 1978". Natural History Museum Bern. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 20. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775.
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