Cheiramiona amarifontis

Cheiramiona amarifontis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.^[1] It is a South African endemic described from Bitterfontein in the Western Cape.^[2]

Bitterfontein Long Legged Sac Spider
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cheiracanthiidae
Genus:	Cheiramiona
Species:	C. amarifontis
Binomial name
Cheiramiona amarifontis Lotz, 2002

Distribution

The species is known from several localities in two provinces at elevations from 69-1503 m above sea level.^[2]

Habitat

These are free-living plant dwellers sampled from under shrubs in humus and on bushes in the Fynbos, Grassland and Thicket biomes.^[2]

Conservation

Despite being recorded from localities transformed for urbanization and crop farming, the species can survive in transformed habitats and is listed as Least Concern. It is protected in Anysberg Nature Reserve and Jacobs Bay Nature Reserve.^[2]