Dresserus laticeps
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| Northern Cape Ground Velvet Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Dresserus |
| Species: | D. laticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Dresserus laticeps Purcell, 1904[1] | |
Dresserus laticeps is a species of spider in the family Eresidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Northern Cape ground velvet spider.[3]
Dresserus laticeps is endemic to the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The species has been recorded from Tsabis, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, and Tankwa-Karoo National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species is rare and found in retreat webs made under rocks. It inhabits areas at altitudes ranging from 251 to 1,156 m above sea level.[3]
Description
female
Dresserus laticeps is known only from females. The opisthosoma is pale yellowish and covered with olive-brown setae.[3]
