Clubiona natalica

Natal Short-Legged Sac Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Clubionidae
Genus: Clubiona
Species:
C. natalica
Binomial name
Clubiona natalica
Simon, 1897[1]

Clubiona natalica is a species of spider in the family Clubionidae. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known only from the type locality given as "Natal" and collected prior to 1897.[2]

Conservation

The species is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The status of the species remains obscure and more sampling is needed to determine the species' range. The vague original locality description makes precise distribution mapping impossible.[3]

References

  1. ^ Simon, E. (1897). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 41: 8–17.
  2. ^ "Clubiona natalica Simon, 1897". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ^ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Clubionidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–32. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6622971. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.