Anyphops pococki
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| Lydenburg 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. pococki |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops pococki | |
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Anyphops pococki is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Lydenburg Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops pococki is found in South Africa across three provinces: KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and North West. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 91 to 1742 m above sea level. Notable locations include Ophathe Game Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park in KwaZulu-Natal, Lydenburg and Warburton Jessievale Forest Station in Mpumalanga, and Rietfontein Brits in North West.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops pococki is known only from the male. The carapace is dark brown with numerous darker spots and radiations, with the ocular area black. The chelicerae are slightly darker than the carapace.[3]
The abdomen is yellow with blackish-brown symmetrical markings. The legs have ill-defined markings, with those of the femora strongest and those of the posterior legs almost obsolete. Tibia I and II have 5 pairs of inferior spines, 2 lateral spines on each side, and 3 superior spines. Metatarsus I and II have 3 pairs of inferior spines and 2 lateral spines on each side. The total length is 9.4 mm.[3]
