Diploglena proxila
Species of spider
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Diploglena proxila is a species of spider of the genus Diploglena. It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[1]
| Vredenburg Two-Eyed Orange Lungless Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Caponiidae |
| Genus: | Diploglena |
| Species: | D. proxila |
| Binomial name | |
| Diploglena proxila Haddad, 2015 | |
Distribution
Diploglena proxila is known only from the type locality at Vredenburg on farm Besters Kraal.[2]
Habitat
Conservation
Diploglena proxila is listed as Critically Endangered under criterion B. The species is known only from the type locality at an elevation of 126 metres above sea level. The status remains obscure and more sampling is needed to determine the species range.[2]
A precautionary assessment of Critically Endangered is assigned due to high levels of habitat transformation at the only known location. The only known population is threatened by loss of habitat to crop cultivation. The farm Bester's Kraal on the Vredenburg Peninsula where this species was collected has lost 80% of natural habitat to crop cultivation.[2]
