Chresiona invalida

Chresiona invalida is a species of spider of the genus Chresiona. It occurs in South Africa and Lesotho.^[1]

Chresiona invalida
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Macrobunidae
Genus:	Chresiona
Species:	C. invalida
Binomial name
Chresiona invalida (Simon, 1898)

Taxonomy

The species was originally described in 1898 as Cybaeus invalidus by Eugène Simon based on a female specimen from Pretoria. It was later transferred to the genus Chresiona by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.^[1]

Distribution

Chresiona invalida has a wide distribution across southern Africa. In South Africa, it has been recorded from five provinces: Eastern Cape (Addo National Park), Free State (Wyndford farm, Fouriesburg), Gauteng (Pretoria National Botanical Garden), KwaZulu-Natal (Sani Pass), Limpopo (Blouberg Nature Reserve, Little Leigh), Mpumalanga (Ohrigstad), and Western Cape (Elgin, Greater Simonsberg Conservancy, Table Mountain National Park). It also occurs in Lesotho.^[2]

Habitat

Chresiona invalida has been sampled from pitfall traps and by beating low vegetation. In the Free State, the species has been collected during the day from plants. It inhabits the Fynbos, Grassland, and Savanna biomes.^[2]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

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Conservation

Chresiona invalida is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range across southern Africa. The species is protected in several conservation areas including Addo National Park, Blouberg Nature Reserve, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Table Mountain National Park, and Simonsberg Conservancy.^[2]