Theridion delicatum
| Constantia Theridion comb-feet spider | |
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| Female | |
| Juvenile male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Theridion |
| Species: | T. delicatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Theridion delicatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904[1]
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Theridion delicatum is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and is commonly known as the Constantia Theridion comb-feet spider.[2]
Distribution
Theridion delicatum is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[1] In South Africa it is known from the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.[2]
Habitat and ecology
This species builds a conical retreat of twigs and leaves in its three-dimensional web. It has been recorded from the Fynbos and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 15 to 64 m.[2]
Description
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female
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female
The abdomen is large, almost globular, dull orange yellow marked faintly with a white longitudinal central line with two to three slightly oblique lines on each side. The lines on the abdomen are formed by minute white spots.[3]
Conservation
Theridion delicatum is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although only known from one sex, this species has a large distribution and is therefore not considered threatened. It is protected in De Hoop Nature Reserve.[2]
Taxonomy
Theridion delicatum was described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1904 from Constantia Flats in the Western Cape. The species has not been revised and is known only from the female.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Theridion delicatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904". 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. (2021). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 2 [R-T]. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 29. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515998. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1904). "Descriptions of some new species and characters of three new genera, of Araneidea from South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 143–165.