Heriaeus muizenberg
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| Muizenberg Hairy Crab Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Heriaeus |
| Species: | H. muizenberg |
| Binomial name | |
| Heriaeus muizenberg van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2013[1] | |
Heriaeus muizenberg is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape and is commonly known as the Muizenberg hairy crab spider.[3]
Heriaeus muizenberg is known only from Muizenberg on the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa.[2][3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Conservation
The species is known only from the male, sampled in 1991 from the type locality. The only known site is under threat of development and ongoing loss of coastal dune habitat, therefore the species is listed as Critically Endangered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. More sampling is needed.[3]
