Lessertina capensis


Lessertina capensis is a species of spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It is a South African endemic described from Brenton-on-Sea.

Distribution

The species is known only from two specimens sampled from the Western Cape Province at elevations from 99-499 m above sea level.

Habitat

This species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from the litter layer in coastal forest from the Forest Biome.

Conservation

The species is listed as Data Deficient because more sampling is needed to collect females and determine its full range.