| Vachon's Short Legged Sac Spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. vachoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona vachoni Lawrence, 1952[1]
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Clubiona vachoni is a species of spider in the family Clubionidae. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, originally described from Champagne Castle.[2]
Distribution
Clubiona vachoni is known from a few localities in KwaZulu-Natal at elevations ranging from 1376 to 3272 metres. It has been recorded from high-altitude locations including Cathedral Peak, Champagne Castle, Kamberg Nature Reserve, Monks Cowl, and Royal Natal National Park.[3]
Habitat
The species is a free-living plant dweller found in the Grassland biome at high elevations. It inhabits montane grassland areas.[3]
Conservation
The species is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons, as only females are known to science and more sampling is needed to collect males and determine the species' range. It is protected in Kamberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal National Park.[3]
References
- ^ Lawrence, R. F. (1952). "New spiders from the eastern half of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum. 12: 183–226.
- ^ "Clubiona vachoni Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Clubionidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. Irene. pp. 1–32. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6622971. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
