Idiops gracilipes

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Idiops gracilipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Idiops
Species:
I. gracilipes
Binomial name
Idiops gracilipes
(Hewitt, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acanthodon gracilipes Hewitt, 1919

Idiops gracilipes is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]

Idiops gracilipes is an Eastern Cape endemic known only from the type locality East London at an altitude of 56 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Thicket biome. It lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor.[3]

Description

Idiops gracilipes is known from both sexes. The carapace and appendages are yellowish brown, while the abdomen is somewhat infuscated superiorly. Total length is 13 mm in males and 15 mm in females.[3]

Conservation

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