Diores cognatus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Diores cognatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Diores |
| Species: | D. cognatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Diores cognatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904[1] | |
Diores cognatus is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3]
Diores cognatus is known only from the type locality on the Cape Peninsula.[3]
Habitat
Description
Only the male of Diores cognatus is known, with a total length of 3.38 mm. The carapace and chelicerae are greyish-yellow, while the sternum and legs are pale yellow. The opisthosoma has a pale sepia brown scutum on a darkened dorsum, with the remainder of the abdomen being pale.[4]
