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Genus: Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Cyrtarachne termitophila Lawrence, 1952

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Described:

Distribution: DR Congo, South Africa

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Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium m - (Lawrence, 1952b)

Taxonomic References

Cyrtarachne termitophila Lawrence, 1952b: 10, f. 6a-d (Dm) Original description

Cyrtarachne termitophila Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2026a: 20, f. 1-11 (m)

References

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. (2026a). First records of Cyrtarachne termitophila Lawrence, 1952 from South Africa (Araneae: Araneidae). SANSA Newsletter 57: 20-21. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.19235857 -- Show included taxa

Lawrence, R. F. (1952b). A collection of cavernicolous and termitophilous Arachnida from the Belgian Congo. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 46: 1-17. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-03-27	New taxonomic reference entry	Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2026a
2026-03-27	Species distribution update	Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2026a	Old value