Anyphops tugelanus
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| Anyphops tugelanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. tugelanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops tugelanus | |
Anyphops tugelanus is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[3]
Anyphops tugelanus is known only from the type locality of Middledrift, Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops tugelanus is known from only the female. The carapace has irregular indistinct spots and radiating stripes, with those at the lateral margins more distinct, and 3 short brown longitudinal bars behind the posterior median eyes.[3]
The chelicerae are yellow with a darker spot at their anterior apices and one basally at their sides. The femora of legs have indistinct annulations, while tibiae and metatarsi have 2 distinct but not very dark bands. Ventral surfaces of legs are uniformly yellow. The tibiae I and II have 7 pairs of inferior spines, with the apical pair smaller than the others, and the metatarsi I and II have 3 pairs of inferior spines.[3]
Total length is 13 mm.[3]
