Anyphops helenae
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| Anyphops helenae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. helenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops helenae (Lawrence, 1940)[1] | |
Anyphops helenae is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Anyphops helenae is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3] The species is known only from the type locality of Stompneus at St Helena Bay.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Known only from the female.[3] The carapace is light reddish brown, ornamented with minute black specks and larger blackish spots, with a tuft of white hairs above and overhanging the anterior median eyes. The chelicerae are the same colour as the carapace.[3]
The opisthosoma is brown above with some rather ill-defined symmetrical darker markings. The anterior legs have brown bands while the posterior ones are without bands. The anterior tibiae have 5 pairs of inferior spines.[3]
Total length is 8 mm.[3]
