Idiops microps
Species of spider
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Idiops microps is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
| Idiops microps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiops |
| Species: | I. microps |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiops microps (Hewitt, 1913)[1] | |
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Distribution
Idiops microps is an Eastern Cape endemic known only from the type locality Grahamstown Grey Reservoir at an altitude of 552 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Conservation
Idiops microps is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The species is under-collected and the identification of the male is still problematic. More sampling is needed to determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1913 as Acanthodon microps from Grahamstown. The species has not been revised.[3]
