Theuma mutica
| Theuma mutica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Prodidomidae |
| Genus: | Theuma |
| Species: | T. mutica
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| Binomial name | |
| Theuma mutica | |
Theuma mutica is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is a Western Cape endemic.[3]
Distribution
Theuma mutica is known only from South Africa, specifically from the type locality Kogsmans Kloof in the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Theuma mutica is a free-living ground dweller found in the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 718 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Conservation
Theuma mutica is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons.[3] The status of the species remains obscure, and more sampling is needed to collect the male and determine the species range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907 from Kogsmans Kloof.[1] It has not been revised and is known only from the female sex.[3]
References
- ^ a b Purcell, W.F. (1907). "New South African spiders of the family Drassidae in the collection of the South African Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 20 (118): 303. doi:10.1080/00222930709487339.
- ^ "Theuma mutica Purcell, 1907". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Prodidomidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 33. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515818. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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