Idiops gerhardti
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| Idiops gerhardti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiops |
| Species: | I. gerhardti |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiops gerhardti Hewitt, 1913[1] | |
Idiops gerhardti is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Idiops gerhardti is a Mpumalanga endemic known only from the type locality Doornkop, near Belfast, at an altitude of 1,893 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Idiops gerhardti is known only from females. The carapace and legs are reddish brown, while the abdomen is pale, a little fuscous posteriorly.[3]
The species is apparently very distinct and immediately recognised by the characters of the posterior row of eyes. The frontal eyes are large and oval, about half a long diameter apart and looking obliquely forwards. The posterior lateral eyes are reniform, only very slightly longer than the posterior medians. The rectangle formed by the four median eyes is very slightly wider behind. The anterior median eyes are round, nearly two diameters apart. The posterior median eyes are quite as long as the anterior medians but longitudinally oval.[3]
