Cambalida fulvipes

Cambalida fulvipes is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae. It is widely distributed throughout the Afrotropical Region and is commonly known as Common Cambalida dark sac spider.

Distribution

Cambalida fulvipes is widely distributed throughout the Afrotropical Region. In South Africa, it is known from all nine provinces at altitudes ranging from 16 to 1,722 m above sea level.

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground-dweller that occupies the greatest range of habitats among Cambalida species, including tropical and temperate forests and the Savanna, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo and Fynbos biomes. The species has also been sampled from maize fields and pistachio orchards.

Description

Cambalida fulvipes is known from both sexes and was redescribed by Haddad in 2012.

Conservation

Cambalida fulvipes is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in several protected areas including De Hoop Nature Reserve, Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve and the Amanzi Private Game Reserve.

Taxonomy

Cambalida fulvipes was originally described by Eugène Simon in 1896 from Gauteng, South Africa as Castaneira fulvipes. The species was transferred to Cambalida by Haddad in 2012, who synonymized Castianeira depygata and C. mestrali with this species.