Anyphops immaculatus
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| Gauteng's Anyphops Flat Spider | |
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| male | |
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| male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. immaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops immaculatus (Lawrence, 1940)[1] | |
Anyphops immaculatus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Gauteng's Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops immaculatus occurs in five South African provinces: Free State, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape. Notable localities include Florida, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, East London, and Cathedral Peak.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Known only from the male. The carapace is yellow-brown with thoracic striae and some very faint radiations from it a little darker, and eyes surrounded by a blackened area. The chelicerae are yellow brown.[3]
The opisthosoma is yellow with a few blackish brown spots. The legs are without markings except for two very faint brown bands on the anterior tibiae. The anterior tibiae have 5 pairs of inferior spines.[3]
Total length is 8.5 mm.[3]
Conservation
Anyphops immaculatus is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range. The species is protected in the Swartberg Nature Reserve and Amanzi Private Game Reserve.[3]
