Anyphops lochiel

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Anyphops lochiel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Selenopidae
Genus: Anyphops
Species:
A. lochiel
Binomial name
Anyphops lochiel

Anyphops lochiel is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.

Anyphops lochiel occurs in two South African provinces, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. It has been recorded from Blouberg Nature Reserve in Limpopo and Lochiel in Mpumalanga at altitudes ranging from 894 to 1,599 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Savanna biome and is a free-living cryptozoic nocturnal ground-dwelling spider.[3]

Description

Only the female is known. The carapace is pale orange brown and the abdomen is yellowish with grey spots. The anterior tibiae have 6 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 10.3 mm.[3]

Conservation

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