Cydrela friedlanderae
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| Cydrela friedlanderae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Cydrela |
| Species: | C. friedlanderae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cydrela friedlanderae Hewitt, 1914[1] | |
Cydrela friedlanderae is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[2] It is endemic to the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[3]
Cydrela friedlanderae is known from two localities in the Northern Cape, De Aar and Benfontein Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat
The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 1172 to 1242 m above sea level in the Savanna and Nama Karoo biomes. The original specimen from De Aar was collected from a burrow in the ground that was closed with a thick circular trapdoor.[3]
Description
The species is only known from the female.
Female Cydrela friedlanderae have a total length of 13 mm. The carapace, pedipalps, and proximal portions of the legs are black, while the tarsi and metatarsi are rufescent. The sternum is reddish-brown. The opisthosoma is black above and below with distinctive bright yellow markings: a large yellow median spot posteriorly, a fairly large yellow spot laterally at about the middle of the abdomen's length, and a narrow transverse yellow stripe anteriorly.[1]
