Ancylotrypa zuluensis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Zululand 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. zuluensis
Binomial name
Ancylotrypa zuluensis
(Lawrence, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Pelmatorycter zuluensis Lawrence, 1937

Ancylotrypa zuluensis, commonly known as the Zululand wafer-lid trapdoor spider, is a species of spider of the genus Ancylotrypa. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1]

Ancylotrypa zuluensis is a KwaZulu-Natal endemic described from Hluhluwe Game Reserve. It has been recorded from Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Richards Bay, and Sodwana Bay National Park, at elevations between 29 and 119 meters above sea level.[2]

Habitat and ecology

Free-living ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows. The species has been sampled from the Savanna and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes.[2]

Description

Conservation

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