Diores leleupi
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| Diores leleupi | |
|---|---|
Rare [1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Diores |
| Species: | D. leleupi |
| Binomial name | |
| Diores leleupi | |
Diores leleupi is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[3] It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa and is commonly known as the Cederberg igloo spider.[1]
Diores leleupi has been sampled from several localities in the Cederberg Wilderness Area in the Clanwilliam District of the Western Cape.[1]
Habitat
Description
Males of Diores leleupi have a total length of 4.03 mm, while females are larger at 5.22 mm. The prosoma, including legs and chelicerae, is yellow in both sexes. Males have a brownish-yellow dorsal scutum on the opisthosoma, with the remainder of the dorsum being pale sepia and the sides and venter pale. Females have a similar yellow prosoma and legs, with a dorsal pattern on the abdomen.[2]
