Ancylotrypa pallidipes
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| Matjiesfontein wafer-lid trapdoor spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa |
| Species: | A. pallidipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa pallidipes (Purcell, 1904) | |
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Ancylotrypa pallidipes, commonly known as the Matjiesfontein wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa.[1]
A. pallidipes is a Western Cape endemic known only from the type locality of Matjiesfontein, at an elevation of 912 meters above sea level.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Free-living ground dwellers that live in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from the Nama Karoo biome.[2]
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