Ancylotrypa pusilla
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| Hanover wafer-lid trapdoor spider | |
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| Female juvenile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa |
| Species: | A. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylotrypa pusilla (Purcell, 1903) | |
Ancylotrypa pusilla, commonly known as the Hanover wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to the Northern Cape, South Africa.[1] It has been recorded from Green Valley Nuts Estate (Prieska), Hanover, Vlagkop (8 km N Hanover), Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, and Benfontein Nature Reserve, at elevations between 950 and 1358 meters above sea level.[2] They have been sampled from three biomes as well as pistachio orchards.[2] It is listed as Data Deficient on the South African Red List for taxonomic reasons, as identification of the species is still problematic. But the species is protected in Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve and Benfontein Nature Reserve.[2]
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