Anyphops tuckeri
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| Tucker's Anyphops Flat Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. tuckeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops tuckeri | |
Anyphops tuckeri is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Tucker's Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops tuckeri is found across six provinces of South Africa: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West.[3] The species is recorded from numerous locations including four protected areas such as Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, Tswaing Crater Nature Reserve, Mosdene Nature Reserve, and Rustenburg Nature Reserve.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops tuckeri is known from only the female. The carapace is light reddish brown with indistinct markings, with thoracic striae and sides of the cephalic area darker. A faint stripe occurs in the middle of the cephalic area bifurcating halfway between the eyes and the stria, and eyes are surrounded by black areas.[3]
The abdomen is light yellow with symmetrical brown markings. The tibiae I and II have 6 pairs, and the metatarsi I and II have 3 pairs of long inferior spines. Total length is 10.3 mm.[3]
