Caponia spiralifera
| Hanover Orange Lungless Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Caponiidae |
| Genus: | Caponia |
| Species: | C. spiralifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Caponia spiralifera Purcell, 1904
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Caponia spiralifera is a species of spider of the genus Caponia. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Distribution
Caponia spiralifera has a wide distribution across five provinces in South Africa: the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, and Northern Cape.[2] The species is protected in several areas including Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park, and Namaqua National Park.[2]
Habitat
The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from multiple biomes including Forest, Desert, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna and Thicket biomes.[2]
Conservation
Caponia spiralifera is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is found at elevations ranging from 56 to 1,730 metres above sea level.[2]
The species is protected in Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, Bergvliet Forest Station, Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park, Namaqua National Park, and Groenkloof Nature Reserve.[2]
Description
Both males and females are known for this species.[2]
References
- ^ "Caponia spiralifera Purcell, 1904". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.