Anyphops amatolae
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| Anyphops amatolae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. amatolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops amatolae (Lawrence, 1940)[1] | |
Anyphops amatolae is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Anyphops amatolae is found in South Africa.[2] The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape, known only from Hogsback at 1307 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
The species is known from both sexes.[3] The carapace is finely bordered with black, dark brown with long blackish radiations from the thoracic stria, the latter appearing as a wedge-shaped dark marking pointed posteriorly. The chelicerae are similar in colour to the carapace. The opisthosoma above is rubbed.[3]
The femora and tibiae of anterior legs have broad brown bands. Tibia I and II have 6 pairs of strong and very long spines (the longest about a third the length of tibia I), metatarsus I and II have 3 pairs of even longer spines (the longest about half the length of metatarsus I). Total length is 15 mm.[3]
