Diaphractus leipoldti

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Diaphractus leipoldti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Diaphractus
Species:
D. leipoldti
Binomial name
Diaphractus leipoldti
Synonyms
  • Diaphractus kalaharicus Hewitt, 1915

Diaphractus leipoldti is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Leipoldt's flat bellied ground spider.[3]

Diaphractus leipoldti has been recorded from three South African provinces, Free State, Northern Cape, and Western Cape.[3] The species was originally described from Rondegat, Clanwilliam, in the Western Cape.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits Grassland and Fynbos biomes at altitudes ranging from 78 to 1,225 m above sea level.[3] Diaphractus leipoldti is a free-living ground dweller.[3]

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