Coryssiphus praeustus

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Table Mountain Spiny-Legged Sac Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Miturgidae
Genus: Coryssiphus
Species:
C. praeustus
Binomial name
Coryssiphus praeustus
Simon, 1903[1]

Coryssiphus praeustus is a species of spider in the family Miturgidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Table Mountain spiny-legged sac spider.[3]

Distribution

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Coryssiphus praeustus is found only in the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3] The type locality is given as "Cape of Good Hope", and it has been recorded from Table Mountain National Park, including the Orange Kloof area.

Habitat and ecology

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The species inhabits Fynbos biomes at 9 m above sea level.[3] These are free-living ground-dwelling spiders.[3]

Description

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See also: Glossary of spider terms

The species is known from both sexes.[3]

Conservation

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Coryssiphus praeustus is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons.[3] More sampling is needed to collect additional females and determine the species' range. It is currently protected in Table Mountain National Park.

Taxonomy

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The species was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1903 as the type species of the genus Coryssiphus.[1] The genus was transferred from Liocranidae to Miturgidae by Bosselaers in 2024, who also provided the first description of the female.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Simon, E. (1903). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 47: 21–39. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25299.
  2. ^ a b "Coryssiphus praeustus Simon, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Liocranidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 10. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6735570. Retrieved 23 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.