Anyphops dubiosus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Anyphops dubiosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. dubiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops dubiosus (Lawrence, 1952)[1] | |
Anyphops dubiosus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Anyphops dubiosus is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.[3] The species is known only from two localities: Muller's Pass near Newcastle and Ngome State Forest.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Known only from the female. The thoracic portion of the carapace is light brown with fine blackish lines radiating from the fovea, while the cephalic region is darker reddish-brown with the ocular area and clypeus blackish. The chelicerae are dark reddish-brown and the mouthparts brown, with the sternum ochre yellow.[3]
The femora have small blackish spots above, patella with one basal band, and tibiae and metatarsi each with two darker bands that are stronger on the dorsal than ventral surface. The opisthosoma is light brown above, variegated with numerous minute spots and stripes, and uniformly ochre yellow below.[3]
The anterior tibiae have 6 inferior spines, with leg II having 6-7 spines on one side, and metatarsi with 3 inferior pairs of long spines but no lateral spines. Total length is 17 mm.[3]
