Theuma schultzei

Steinkopf Theuma Long Spinneret Ground Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Prodidomidae
Genus: Theuma
Species:
T. schultzei
Binomial name
Theuma schultzei

Theuma schultzei is a species of spider in the family Prodidomidae.[2] It is a South African endemic commonly known as the Steinkopf Theuma long spinneret ground spider.[3]

Distribution

Theuma schultzei is known only from South Africa, where it is recorded from two provinces, North West and Northern Cape.[3]

Notable locations include Hartbeesfontein, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Kamaggas, Steinkopf, and Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Theuma schultzei is a free-living ground dweller found in Grassland, Desert, Savanna, and Succulent Karoo biomes.[3] The species inhabits altitudes ranging from 231 to 1,540 m above sea level.[3]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Conservation

Theuma schultzei 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, and it is protected in Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by William Frederick Purcell in 1908 from Steinkopf in the Northern Cape.[1] It has not been revised and is known only from the female sex.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Purcell, W.F. (1908). "Araneae (I). In: Schultze, L. (ed.): Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika". Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 13: 234.
  2. ^ "Theuma schultzei Purcell, 1908". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. 38. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515818. Retrieved 24 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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