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Procydrela procursor

Procydrela procursor is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Sedgefield Procydrela zodariid spider.

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Sedgefield Procydrela zodariid spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Procydrela
Species:
P. procursor
Binomial name
Procydrela procursor
Jocqué, 19991

Procydrela procursor is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.2 It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Sedgefield Procydrela zodariid spider.3

Distribution

Procydrela procursor is found in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces. Known localities include Sedgefield, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Brenton-on-Sea in the Western Cape, and Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape.3

Habitat

The species are ground-dwelling spiders inhabiting the Fynbos biome at altitudes ranging from 15 to 62 m above sea level.3

Description

Both males and females of Procydrela procursor are known. Males have a total length of 5.54 mm with brownish orange carapace and chelicerae, slightly paler in the cephalic area. The opisthosoma displays a complex dark pattern of spots and chevrons on a pale background. Females reach 6.35 mm in total length and have similar coloration to males but lack the pale orange scutum present in males.1

Conservation

The species is listed as Endangered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. It is protected in De Hoop Nature Reserve and Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve.3

References

References

  1. Jocqué, R. (1999). "The new genera Procydrela and Rotundrela, sister taxa for Storenomorphinae and Cydrelinae (Araneae: Zodariidae)". Entomologica Scandinavica. 30 (2): 228. doi:10.1163/187631200X00264.
  2. "Procydrela procursor Jocqué, 1999". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Jocqué, R.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2024). The Zodariidae of South Africa. Part 2 (H-T) version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 25. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14568995. Retrieved 20 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.