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Theuma cedri
Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theuma cedri is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is a South African endemic commonly known as the Cederberg Theuma long-spinneret ground spider.[3]
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Distribution
Theuma cedri is known only from South Africa, where it is recorded from Free State, Limpopo, Northern Cape, and Western Cape.[3]
Notable locations include Boschkloof Waterfall in the Cederberg, Namaqua National Park, and Cederberg Wilderness Area.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Theuma cedri is a free-running ground dweller found in Fynbos, Grassland, and Savanna biomes.[3] The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 24 to 1,645 m above sea level.[3]
Description
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female
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Conservation
Theuma cedri is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3] Although the species is presently known only from one sex, it has a wide geographical range. There are no significant threats to the species, but more sampling is needed to collect the male.[3] It is protected in Namaqua National Park and Cederberg Wilderness Area.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907 from Boschkloof Waterfall in the Cederberg in the Western Cape.[1] It has not been revised and is known only from the female sex.[3]
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