Anyphops transvaalicus
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| Transvaal Anyphops Flat Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. transvaalicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops transvaalicus | |
Anyphops transvaalicus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Transvaal Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops transvaalicus is found only in Mpumalanga province of South Africa, where it has been recorded from Komatipoort, Lydenburg, and Lydenburg Sterkspruit.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops transvaalicus is known from only the female. The carapace is reddish brown, with the cephalic portion hardly darker than the rest and bearing a trident-shaped marking in the middle behind the median eyes. The thoracic portion has ill-defined radiations of the striae, each bearing a blackish dot in the middle, and a few brown dots near the marginal border which is not well defined.[3]
The abdomen has some large ill-defined blackish-brown markings above. Legs have weak and ill-defined dark bands. The anterior tibiae have 6 pairs of inferior spines. Total length is 11.4 mm.[3]
