Leucauge fishoekensis
| Fishoek's Silver Vlei Spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Leucauge |
| Species: | L. fishoekensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucauge fishoekensis | |
Leucauge fishoekensis is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Fishoek's silver vlei spider.[3]
Distribution
Leucauge fishoekensis is known only from Fish Hoek in the Western Cape.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is an orb-web dweller sampled from the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 60 m. The species range is very small.[3]
Description
Conservation
Leucauge fishoekensis is listed as Data Deficient by the South African National Biodiversity Institute for taxonomic reasons. Too little is known about the location, habitat and threats for an assessment to be made. Threats to the species are unknown.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Embrik Strand in 1909 from Fish Hoek based on a juvenile specimen only 2 mm in length.[1] The description is not illustrated.[3] Strand stated that it is possibly only a juvenile of a known species.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Strand, E. (1909). "Spinnentiere von Südafrika und einigen Inseln gesammelt bei der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition". Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1905. Vol. 10. pp. 541–596.
- ^ "Leucauge fishoekensis Strand, 1909". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2023). The Tetragnathidae of South Africa. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 21. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513261. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.