Cheiramiona lajuma

Cheiramiona lajuma is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.^[1] It is a South African endemic described from Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve in the Soutpansberg.^[2]

Lajuma 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. lajuma
Binomial name
Cheiramiona lajuma Lotz, 2002

Distribution

The species is known from five provinces at elevations from 40-1362 m above sea level.^[2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected from pit traps, leaf litter sifting and sweeping of grass in the Fynbos, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket biomes.^[2]

Conservation

Due to the wide geographical range, the species is listed as Least Concern. It is protected in the Entabeni Nature Reserve, Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve and Table Mountain National Park.^[2]