Anyphops thornei
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| Anyphops thornei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. thornei |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops thornei | |
Anyphops thornei is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.[3]
Anyphops thornei is found in the Western Cape province of South Africa, primarily in the Cederberg Wilderness Area and surrounding regions including Vredenburg.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops thornei is known from only the female. The carapace is light yellow-brown with a broad margin on each side a little darker. Thoracic striae and boundaries of cephalic area are clearly defined.[3]
The abdomen is infuscate above, becoming darker posteriorly, with a narrow median light stripe in anterior two thirds and two small, well-defined, circular, whitish patches above the spinnerets, each containing a minute brown dot. The tibiae I and II have 5 pairs of weak inferior spines, and the metatarsi I and II have 3 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 7.3 mm.[3]
