Anyphops braunsi
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| Willowmore Anyphops Flat Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. braunsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops braunsi (Lawrence, 1940)[1] | |
Anyphops braunsi is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Willowmore anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops braunsi is found in South Africa.[2] The species occurs in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces, at altitudes ranging from 62 to 1050 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
The species is known only from females.[3] The carapace is light reddish brown, thoracic striae well defined, with some fine lines radiating from it, and a line from the striae bisecting the cephalic area and bifurcating behind the anterior median eyes. The chelicerae are a little darker than the carapace.[3]
The opisthosoma is rubbed, yellow above but with some darker spots and blotches above the spinners. The legs have dark bands. Tibia I and II have 6, metatarsus I and II have 3 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 12 mm.[3]
