Anyphops stauntoni
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| Stauntoni's Anyphops Flat Spider | |
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| A. stauntoni in St. Helena | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. stauntoni |
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| Anyphops stauntoni | |
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Anyphops stauntoni is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is commonly known as Stauntoni's Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops stauntoni is distributed across St. Helena and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it is found in the provinces Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and North West.[3] The species has been recorded from numerous locations including protected areas such as Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve, and uMkhuze Game Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops stauntoni is known from both sexes. The carapace has a broad, almost parallel-sided light band in the middle, constricted near the posterior border, with sides having a blackish band a little narrower than the median band. The chelicerae are blackish, while the sternum and coxae are light, and mouthparts are light brown.[3]
The abdomen lacks pattern above, with the posterior half darker than the anterior and a broken black band at its anterior apex. Sides are blackish, especially posteriorly, while the undersurface is light. Legs are variegated with distinct black bands. The tibiae I and II have 6 pairs of inferior spines, and metatarsi have 3 pairs. Total length is 8.5 mm.[3]
