Anyphops whiteae
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| White's Anyphops Flat Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Selenopidae |
| Genus: | Anyphops |
| Species: | A. whiteae |
| Binomial name | |
| Anyphops whiteae | |
Anyphops whiteae is a species of spider in the family Selenopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as White's Anyphops flat spider.[3]
Anyphops whiteae is found in two provinces of South Africa: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.[3] Notable locations include Grahamstown, King William's Town, Port St. Johns, Pinetown near Durban, and Umkomaas.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Anyphops whiteae is known from only the female. The carapace is light yellow in the thoracic region, with a number of ill-defined darker lines radiating from the striae. The cephalic portion is darker, light reddish brown, bisected by a discontinuous median blackish stripe, and the ocular area is generally blackish brown. The chelicerae are yellow, blackish towards their apices.[3]
The abdomen is brown with some darker broad chevron markings. The femora have blotched markings, tibiae have ill-defined brown bands, and metatarsi have strong blackish bands with a black band at apex and base and yellow between them. Total length is 13.7 mm.[3]
