Oxyopes flavipalpis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Velvet Lynx Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oxyopidae
Genus: Oxyopes
Species:
O. flavipalpis
Binomial name
Oxyopes flavipalpis
(Lucas, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphasus flavipalpis Lucas, 1858
  • Oxyopes dorsualis Thorell, 1899

Oxyopes flavipalpis is a species of spider in the family Oxyopidae.[2] It is commonly known as the velvet lynx spider.[3]

Oxyopes flavipalpis occurs in Ethiopia, Somalia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini.[2] In South Africa, the species has been recorded from multiple provinces at altitudes ranging from 52 to 1,694 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species has been found on grasses and trees across multiple biomes including Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Savanna, and Thicket biomes.[3] The species creates irregular pinkish egg sacs on leaf surfaces and has also been found in sugar cane fields, demonstrating its adaptability to agricultural environments.

Description

Oxyopes flavipalpis is known from both sexes.[3] The color appears to vary between specimens while maintaining the same epigyne shape in females, though this variation requires confirmation through taxonomic revision.[3]

Conservation

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