Diaea rohani

Rohan's Diaea crab spider
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Thomisidae
Genus:	Diaea
Species:	D. rohani
Binomial name
	Diaea rohani; Fage, 1923

Diaea rohani is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.² It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as Rohan's Diaea crab spider.³

Distribution

Diaea rohani is found in Angola and South Africa.²

In South Africa, it is known from the provinces Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape.³

Habitat and ecology

Diaea rohani inhabits Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 496 to 1844 m above sea level.³

These free-living plant dwellers are found on trees, shrubs and grasses.³

Description

female
male
male
male

Conservation

Diaea rohani is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. It is protected in Aardvark Nature Reserve.³

Taxonomy

Diaea rohani was described by Fage in 1923 from Angola. The species is known only from the male.²

References

Fage, L. (1923). "Remarques sur les solifuges de la famille des Hexisopidae et sur les especes africaines du genre Diaea (Aran. Thomisidae)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 29: 222–225.
"Diaea rohani Fage, 1923". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 24. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

External links

Citizen science observations for Diaea rohani at iNaturalist

[fage1923-1] Fage, L. (1923). "Remarques sur les solifuges de la famille des Hexisopidae et sur les especes africaines du genre Diaea (Aran. Thomisidae)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 29: 222–225.

[wsc-2] "Diaea rohani Fage, 1923". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

[dippenaar2020-3] Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 24. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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