Asemesthes oconnori
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| O'Connor's Asemesthes Ground Spider | |
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| Male from Lephalale, South Africa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Asemesthes |
| Species: | A. oconnori |
| Binomial name | |
| Asemesthes oconnori | |
Asemesthes oconnori is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as O'Connor's Asemesthes ground spider.[3]
Asemesthes oconnori is recorded from four provinces in South Africa, Free State, Limpopo, Northern Cape, and Western Cape, at altitudes ranging from 167 to 1,850 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Asemesthes oconnori is known only from the male. The carapace is very dark brown, darkened laterally, with a broad band of pale hairs down the centre and a narrow border of pale hairs laterally. The opisthosoma is greyish black dorsally with a feather-like band of white hairs down the centre. The legs are lighter than the carapace, except the anterior femora, which are similar in colour.[3]
