| Durban Short Legged Sac Spider | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. durbana |
| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona durbana Roewer, 1951[1] | |
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Clubiona durbana is a species ofspider in the familyClubionidae. It is endemic toSouth Africa, originally described asClubiona hilaris from Merrivale, but the name was preoccupied and replaced by Roewer in 1951.[2]
Clubiona durbana is known from four provinces in South Africa at elevations ranging from 214 to 1781 m. It has been recorded from theEastern Cape,Free State,KwaZulu-Natal, andLimpopo.[3]
The species is a free-living plant dweller found in theGrassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt andSavannabiomes. It inhabits areas with diverse vegetation types.[3]
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The species is listed asLeast Concern. Although presently known only from females, it has a wide geographical range and is not suspected to be declining. It has been recorded in three protected areas,Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve,Ndumo Game Reserve, andHluhluwe Nature Reserve.[3]
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