Clubiona subtrivialis
| Ethiopian Short-Legged Sac Spider | |
|---|---|
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. subtrivialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona subtrivialis | |
Clubiona subtrivialis is a species of spider in the family Clubionidae. It is an African endemic originally described from Ethiopia and known from East Africa and South Africa.[2]
Distribution
In South Africa, Clubiona subtrivialis is recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.[3]
Habitat
The species is a free-living plant dweller found in the Grassland and Savanna biomes at elevations ranging from 864 to 1186 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
The species is listed as Least Concern due to its wide global distribution range and the fact that it is not suspected to be declining. It is protected in Ben Lavin Nature Reserve and Ngome State Forest.[3]
References
- ^ Strand, E. (1906). "Diagnosen nordafrikanischer, hauptsächlich von Carlo Freiherr von Erlanger gesammelter Spinnen". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 30: 604–637, 655–690.
- ^ "Clubiona subtrivialis Strand, 1906". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.