Diploglena dippenaarae
| Dippenaar's Two-Eyed Orange Lungless Spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Caponiidae |
| Genus: | Diploglena |
| Species: | D. dippenaarae
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| Binomial name | |
| Diploglena dippenaarae Haddad, 2015
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Diploglena dippenaarae is a species of spider of the genus Diploglena. It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[1]
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman, a prominent South African arachnologist who has made significant contributions to the study of African spiders.
Distribution
Diploglena dippenaarae is known only from two localities near Saldanha Bay: Jacobsbaai and Saldanha.[2] The species appears to have a very restricted distribution.[2]
Habitat
The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled at night from leaf litter in coastal Fynbos Biome.[2]
Conservation
Diploglena dippenaarae is listed as Endangered under criterion B due to its restricted distribution. The species is only known from two localities near Saldanha Bay at elevations ranging from 3 to 8 metres above sea level. It appears to have a restricted distribution and more sampling is needed to determine the species range. A precautionary status of Endangered is assigned due to high rates of habitat transformation taking place at the two known locations.[2]
Description
Both males and females are known for this species.[2]
References
- ^ "Diploglena dippenaarae Haddad, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e 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.