Caponia secunda
| Thicket Orange Lungless Spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Caponiidae |
| Genus: | Caponia |
| Species: | C. secunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Caponia secunda Pocock, 1900
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Caponia secunda is a species of spider of the genus Caponia. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Distribution
Caponia secunda is known only from the type locality in the Grahamstown area of the Eastern Cape.[2]
Habitat
The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from the Thicket Biome.[2]
Conservation
Caponia secunda is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species is found at an elevation of 565 metres above sea level. There is not enough known about the habitat and range of this species for a full assessment to be conducted. The status remains obscure and more sampling is needed to collect males and determine the species range.[2]
Description
Only females are currently known for this species.[2]
References
- ^ "Caponia secunda Pocock, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). "The Caponiidae of South Africa". South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. 1: 1–24. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5913570. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.