Ancylotrypa lateralis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Eastern Cape wafer-lid trapdoor spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Cyrtaucheniidae
Genus: Ancylotrypa
Species:
A. lateralis
Binomial name
Ancylotrypa lateralis
(Purcell, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Cyrtauchenius lateralis Purcell, 1902
  • Pelmatorycter lateralis Simon, 1903

Ancylotrypa lateralis is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa.[1]

Ancylotrypa lateralis is an Eastern Cape endemic described from Dunbrody. It is known from Dunbrody and Uitenhage (Sunday's River Valley), at an elevation of 60 meters above sea level.[2]

Habitat and ecology

Ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows in the Thicket biome.[2]

Description

Conservation

References

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