Theuma cedri

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Cederberg Theuma Long-spinneret Ground Spider
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Prodidomidae
Genus: Theuma
Species:
T. cedri
Binomial name
Theuma cedri

Theuma cedri is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is a South African endemic commonly known as the Cederberg Theuma long-spinneret ground spider.[3]

Distribution

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Theuma cedri is known only from South Africa, where it is recorded from Free State, Limpopo, Northern Cape, and Western Cape.[3]

Notable locations include Boschkloof Waterfall in the Cederberg, Namaqua National Park, and Cederberg Wilderness Area.[3]

Habitat and ecology

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Theuma cedri is a free-running ground dweller found in Fynbos, Grassland, and Savanna biomes.[3] The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 24 to 1,645 m above sea level.[3]

Description

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Conservation

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Theuma cedri is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. There are no significant threats to the species, but more sampling is needed to collect the male.[3] It is protected in Namaqua National Park and Cederberg Wilderness Area.[3]

Taxonomy

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The species was originally described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907 from Boschkloof Waterfall in the Cederberg in the Western Cape.[1] It has not been revised and is known only from the female sex.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Purcell, W.F. (1907). "New South African spiders of the family Drassidae in the collection of the South African Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 20 (118): 302. doi:10.1080/00222930709487339.
  2. ^ "Theuma cedri Purcell, 1907". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Prodidomidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 28. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515818. Retrieved 24 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.