Anyphops hewitti
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| Hewitt's Anyphops Flat Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. hewitti |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops hewitti (Lawrence, 1940)[1] | |
Anyphops hewitti is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It occurs in South Africa and Namibia and is commonly known as Hewitt's Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops hewitti occurs in South Africa and Namibia. In South Africa, it is known from the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces, with localities including Grahamstown and the Wolkberg Wilderness Area.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Known from both sexes. The carapace is light brown with a narrow black margin, with striae and some fine radiations from it black, and some spots close to the lateral margins black. There is a pair of short anteriorly diverging black bars behind the posterior median eyes. The chelicerae are light reddish brown.[3]
The opisthosoma has two transverse black recurved markings in its posterior half, with the area above the spinnerets blackish. The legs have strong black bars, especially on the femur and base of the tibiae, which are much fainter in the posterior legs. The anterior tibiae have 5 pairs of inferior spines.[3]
Total length is 8-9.5 mm.[3]
