Camillina cordifera
Camillina cordifera is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It has a wide distribution across Africa and is commonly known as the common African pearly-eyed ground spider.
Distribution
Camillina cordifera is widespread throughout Africa, recorded from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi. In South Africa, it occurs in all provinces.
The species is a free-living ground dweller found at altitudes ranging from 29 to 2,398 m above sea level. It has been sampled from all floral biomes except Desert and Succulent Karoo. The species has also been collected from citrus, cotton, maize, pistachio, and sunflower fields.
Conservation
Camillina cordifera is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide global range. The species is protected in more than ten protected areas.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Tullgren in 1910 from Tanzania. It was revised by Platnick & Murphy in 1987, who synonymized Camillina natalensis Lawrence, 1938 with this species.