Cheiramiona regis

Cheiramiona regis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae.^[1] It is a South African endemic described from Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal.^[2]

Royal Natal 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. regis
Binomial name
Cheiramiona regis Lotz, 2002

Distribution

The species is presently known only from two provinces at elevations from 1686-2985 m above sea level.^[2]

Habitat

This species is a free-living plant dweller collected from pitfall traps and under rocks in the Grassland Biome.^[2]

Conservation

Some more sampling is needed to determine the species' range, however it can survive in transformed habitats and is therefore listed as Least Concern. It is protected in Platberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal National Park.^[2]