Anyphops spenceri
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| Spencer'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. spenceri |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops spenceri | |
Anyphops spenceri is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Spencer's Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops spenceri is found across three South African provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Limpopo.[3] Notable locations include Addo Elephant National Park, Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve, Durban, Grahamstown, and Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops spenceri is known from only the female. The carapace is yellowish brown, partially clothed with white hairs, which contrasting with the yellow of the integument gives it a mottled appearance. A fine dark line occurs on lateral edges, and the region of the eyes is deeply pigmented with black.[3]
The abdomen is thickly mottled above with fine brown and white spots and clothed with whitish hairs below. Legs are faintly variegated with stripes. The tibiae of first and second legs have 7 pairs of inferior spines, and protarsi have 3 pairs. Total length is 11 mm.[3]
