Cheiramiona kirkspriggsi

Cheiramiona kirkspriggsi is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.^[1] It is a South African KwaZulu-Natal endemic described from Ndumo Game Reserve.^[2]

Kirk-Spriggs' 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. kirkspriggsi
Binomial name
Cheiramiona kirkspriggsi Lotz, 2015

Distribution

The species is presently known from the Ndumo and Ithala Game Reserves at elevations from 646-1000 m above sea level.^[2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected from short shrubs and from under tree bark in the Savanna Biome.^[2]

Conservation

Despite having a relatively restricted distribution, this species can survive in transformed habitats, and to date is only known from protected areas, therefore listed as Least Concern. It is protected in Ndumo and Ithala Game Reserves.^[2]