Cangoderces lewisi
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| Cango Cave Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Telemidae |
| Genus: | Cangoderces |
| Species: | C. lewisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cangoderces lewisi Harington, 1951[1] | |
Cangoderces lewisi is a species of spider in the family Telemidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Cango cave spider.[3]
Cangoderces lewisi is known only from the Western Cape, at Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits caves at an altitude of 357 m above sea level. Cangoderces lewisi was collected from the Cango Caves about 700 m from the entrance, where individuals were found in space webs spun in small crevices in the rock wall about 30-40 cm above the footpath in the total dark zone of the cave.[3]
