Diores youngai
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| Younga's Igloo spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Diores |
| Species: | D. youngai |
| Binomial name | |
| Diores youngai | |
Diores youngai is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa and is commonly known as Younga's igloo spider.[3]
Diores youngai has been sampled from several localities in the Western Cape, including the Hawequas Mountains where it was originally described, as well as Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park, and Vergelegen.[3]
Habitat
Description
Both males and females of Diores youngai have a total length of 3.33 mm. The prosoma is entirely medium brown in both sexes. The opisthosoma is sepia, with the dorsum being pale and having a large dark sepia scutum in males. Females have similar coloration to males.[1]
